The final week before Winter Break is always a time filled with celebration, reflection and demonstrations of learning. Below are just a few of the joyful moments that occurred on campus this week. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Family
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
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
Assets School K-8 Principal Blog 