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Raising Grateful Children

In truth, O judges, while I wish to be adorned with every virtue, yet there is nothing which I can esteem more highly than the being and appearing grateful. For this one virtue is not only the greatest, but is also the parent of all the other virtues.

– Cicero, Pro Plancio (54 BC)

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday. It’s a time when we stop, gather with loved ones, and reflect on what we are thankful for. It always serves to remind me of how powerful gratitude is and how we often wished we offered it more in our daily lives. For us as parents and educators, our first focus is always on our children and students, so the season often makes us think about what we can do to support the character development of our youth. Continue reading →


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Experts in Gifted Education Visit Assets

You may be wondering why we did not have school on Wednesday. I’m happy to share that it was for an incredible educational experience! We were very fortunate to welcome Dr. Susan Baum and Hank Nicols to campus for a three-day professional development workshop. Dr. Baum is the co-director of the International Center for Talent Development and a national leader in the field of gifted and twice-exceptional education. She has served as a professor, international consultant and has published several books.  Mr. Nicols also works at the International Center for Talent Development and focuses on differentiated instruction, emotional intelligence, and stress and time management.  Dr. Baum and Mr. Nicols worked with K-12 faculty on Wednesday, conducted model lessons with K-8 students on Thursday and spent time with the high school on Friday. Continue reading →


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Spooktacular Friday

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween weekend! Thanks to our Student Council, we certainly kicked the weekend off in style with a spooktacular series of events on Friday. Our campus was abuzz with excitement about the costume parade, pumpkin carving contest and scavenger hunt. There were even two haunted classrooms that students were able to walk through if they wanted. Continue reading →


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Rules for Play

K-4 Rules for Play

Since the early weeks of the school year, our counselors have been supporting our K-4 students in the process of developing their own Rules for Play.  Our counselors visited each classroom with Ms. Peggy’s shark puppet (named “Trouble”) and discussed what kinds of problems “Trouble” causes on the playground.  Then, the students brainstormed a list of rules that would solve these problems. The counselors took all the suggestions and categorized them.  Finally, the students were presented with the categorized list of rules and voted on the ones they felt most strongly about.

I’m happy to announce our new K-4 Rules for Play are: Continue reading →


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Footloose and Moving West

Here at Assets, we had another week full of exciting activities for both students and parents. The week was highlighted by professional dance workshops, a Lewis and Clark Museum walk, and parent Open House. Continue reading →