Education

 Now that the holidays have come and gone, it is time to start thinking about our plans and commitments for the New Year.  While planning out those commitments, why not make it a priority to find your child the perfect preschool for 2016.  It truly is a gift to give your child the opportunity...

 Those who assume that education methods used for millennia can be dismissed within a generation forget that time is the best laboratory, especially regarding human behavior. It has taken modern educators around 150 years to disassemble an educational system that took thousands of years to...

 There is a Hallmark card commercial that comes to mind whenever I think about coaches. In the commercial, a basketball star in school, 25 years later, travels to find her former teammates to collect signatures on a thank you card for their former coach.  The message in the Hallmark card is...

 A rematch of Saturday’s five-set thriller was all Cabrillo College, as the Seahawks won their second match of the day in a sweep over the host team, College of the Canyons, on day two of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Women’s Volleyball State Championship....

 Happy 2016 from the Sulphur Springs Union School District!  Students are back from Winter Break and ready to learn.  TK-6th graders are learning their Common Core Standards, now known as California State Standards, and utilizing technology as an instructional tool.  It is amazing to see all...

 Children and adolescents display troubling behavior at times.  Sometimes the behavior is part of a child’s healthy development, but if it starts to occur more frequently or increases in severity, it may be cause for concern.  It’s good for parents and other adults who work with children and...

 Vanessa Cardenas was grateful to start her junior year at SCCS in August 2015 after being homeschooled for eight years and attending Hart for her freshman and sophomore years. Vanessa quickly got involved at SCCS, signing up for the California Scholarship Federation, AP classes and trying out...

 When one thinks of December, the holidays are first to come to mind. Our thoughts are filled with tinsel, wrapping, parties, and food. When we teach our children about the holidays of course we talk about giving to others, love, and family. Those are universal themes, whether Christian,...

 As we grow older, we realize that part of the true excitement and joy of the season is in the giving of gifts and the sweetest gifts are those that can’t be wrapped in a package — kindness, thoughtfulness, words of encouragement and simple invitations to join the group.  Our children learn so...

 At a Classical school, the student actively engages with the ideas of the past and present — not just reading about them, but evaluating them, tracing their development, and comparing them to other philosophies and opinions. There’s a very practical way to engage in this conversation of ideas:...

 The holiday season has arrived. The excitement of making a wish list is always fun for young and old alike. The question is how do you teach children about giving instead of getting? At Creative Years our December pillar of Character Counts is Caring. We talk about ways we can care for others....

 Do you want to see your son or daughter like math or science again?  They just need the right support, strategies and teachers. Maybe you just know your child is capable of more success and know that a different environment is necessary. Since 1997 more than 6,ooo students have succeeded at...

 As the season changes and the days get cooler, it becomes even more challenging to get kids out from behind a screen and outside to play. Imaginative and outdoor play is key to building a healthy body and brain. The following ideas are great ways to encourage your child with ADHD, learning...

 It has been three years since Santa Clarita Christian School began its pee-wee sports program for Kindergarten through third grade students and it has been a huge success! “Sports for elementary students at SCCS began in the fourth grade,” said SCCS Athletic Director Ali Aguilar. “It was my...

 Summary On his 16th birthday, Dan’s family takes him to the traveling ‘on the road’ circus. Fascinated by the bright lights, exquisite acts, and inviting entertainers, he feels at home. The night before the circus is leaving, he sneaks out of his house, and joins the fun with the rag-tag group...

 The 2015-16 school has already proven to be a year of learning and excitement for our students. We are in the second year of implementing an intensive Response to Instruction (RtI) program for intervention and enrichment in grades Kindergarten through 6th grades.  In addition to having a...

 When we place all of our focus solely on a student’s academic performance and attempt to “repair” poor performance by asking the student to study harder, read more, write with more descriptors, and put in more effort, we may be exacerbating the problem rather than “fixing” it. Such commands...

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