Welcome Back to The Summit: A Safe Return to Campus
When students return to The Summit campus this fall, some things will look a little different. Classrooms will be spaced to accommodate six feet of physical distancing between students. Teachers, staff, and students will be wearing face masks. Students will receive temperature checks before entering campus at carline. These are changes our students have never […]
Preparing for Difficult Conversations: The Importance of Talking to Your Child about Race
At The Summit, we believe in progressive education. Being progressive means always looking for ways to learn, to improve, and to open our minds to more. An important tenet of progressive education is social responsibility. Together, we create a strong community with the knowledge, skills, and resources to think critically about the problems in an […]
Together, Apart: Social-Emotional Connection in the Age of COVID-19 and Distance Learning
When the 2019-2020 school year began, no one could have prepared for how it would end, as administrators, educators, parents, and students all had to plan, adapt, and adapt again in the transition to distance learning in the wake of COVID-19. Greg Bamford, educational leader and consultant, describes the three phases of this transition as […]
Edutopia: The Science Behind Student Stress
The Science Behind Student Stress A new study shows how a growth mindset helps students cope with academic setbacks. By Youki Terada August 24, 2018 The researchers analyzed the stress levels of students at two high schools in central Texas during an especially stressful time—the transition into high school. Students completed daily surveys asking about […]
NPR: What’s Going On In Your Child’s Brain When You Read Them A Story?
LEARNING & TECH What’s Going On In Your Child’s Brain When You Read Them A Story? May 24, 20186:05 AM ET ANYA KAMENETZ “These days parents, caregivers and teachers have lots of options when it comes to fulfilling that request. You can read a picture book, put on a cartoon, play an audiobook, or even […]
Education Drive: Cursive Swoops Back Into Curriculum
Cursive swoops back into curriculum Teaching to write with a curl and flourish still holds benefits AUTHOR: Lauren Barack “While not as heavy a focus in school curriculum as reading, mathematics and science, cursive is undergoing a bit a renaissance in 14 states, including Alabama and Louisiana, which now make cursive proficiency mandatory. North Carolina […]
The Hechinger Report: Eight ways to introduce kids to STEM at an early age
Early Education Eight ways to introduce kids to STEM at an early age New report finds that even preschoolers are capable of understanding basic science and math concepts by JACKIE MADER “Children are ‘developing theories about how the world works’ from a young age, said Elizabeth Rood, the director of the Center for Childhood Creativity […]
Edutopia: Research-Tested Benefits of Breaks
Students are easily distracted, but regular, short breaks can help them focus, increase their productivity, and reduce their stress. “Breaks keep our brains healthy and play a key role in cognitive abilities such as reading comprehension and divergent thinking (the ability to generate and make sense of novel ideas). ‘Rest is indeed not idleness, nor […]
EdSurge: The 5th ‘C’ of 21st Century Skills? Try Computational Thinking (Not Coding)
“Since the turn of this century, the ‘4C’s of 21st century’ skills—critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication—have seen growing recognition as essential ingredients of school curricula. This shift has prompted an uptake in pedagogies and frameworks such as project-based learning, inquiry learning, and deeper learning across all levels of K-12 that emphasize higher order thinking […]
Hechinger Report: How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise
“Charles Hillman, a kinesiology professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies the connection between the body and the brain, says there’s strong evidence that supports making physical education and recess a priority in schools… ‘The goal is to get kids moving throughout the school day,’ Hillman said. While he grants that academic class time […]