We Cultivate Character
Independent schools foster ethical decision making and civic-mindedness.
Independent schools foster ethical decision making and civic-mindedness.
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A French Tradition Inspires A Character Lesson
Riverdale’s French classes have taken a French tradition, La Fete Des Rois, and made it their own. Their gratitude cards, illustrated and composed with care for the celebration, are dedicated to family, friends, teachers, and role models. They are on display outside of the student center. You don’t have to be a French student to […]
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Student-Organized OneLove Foundation Walk Exceeds Goal by 600,000 Yards
ESD’s Team OneLove, a group of Upper School students dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence, hosted a “Yards for Yeardley” Walk to End Relationship Abuse. The “Yards for Yeardley” project is an extension of the OneLove Foundation, which was founded by Sharon Love, mother to UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Love, who was killed by […]
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Celebrating Service on MLK Day
Old Trail School celebrated our first Community Day of Service on Monday, January 15, 2018 with 100+ students, parents, faculty and staff taking part in a variety of projects to help meet the challenges and needs of our community. Students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 worked on campus making Craft Kits, Get-Well Cards, Valentine Placemats […]
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Old Trail School Students Send Donations to Houston
Students in Old Trail School’s Trail to Service middle school elective class led a community-wide collection of supplies for children impacted by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas in late August. Donations including school supplies, bottled water, paper products, clothing and more will be put to good use by the Houston Children’s Charity, a non-profit organization […]
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Bolles WEB Leaders Help Everyone Belong in Middle School
Bolles Middle School Bartram Campus WEB Leaders (“Where Everyone Belongs”) play a pivotal role in the School’s efforts to strengthen peer relationships and develop community values. The students, who are trained and organized by classroom teacher Laura Lane and middle school guidance counselor Brynne Plant, plan events throughout the year to build a student community […]
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'The Bolles Way' Now Part of Bartram English Curriculum
English teachers on the Bolles Middle School Bartram Campus are advancing students’ comprehension of the School’s motto through a new schoolwide initiative. The goal is to add curricular and literary context to the words most students know by heart: “The Bolles Way: Pursuing excellence through courage, integrity and compassion.” Deborah Carney, English Lead Teacher on […]
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Old Trail School Students Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week
Old Trail School students will be celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week in February. Random Acts of Kindness week (#RAKWeek2017), February 12-18, is an annual opportunity to unite through kindness. This seven-day celebration was created in 1995 and demonstrates that kindness is contagious. It all starts with one act – one smile, one coffee for […]
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Gaining Perspective
Mayfield’s eighth grade participated in an interactive experience in January designed to provide insight and perspective on the reality of life as a refugee. Advisors and several teachers collaborated on the all-day program as a cross-curriculum component of the eighth grade service-learning project. They began with the question: How do we engage students so they […]
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Besties
Children see the world in a wonderful way, they see the perfect world, and it’s a great reflection of their innocence. Milton Hershey School is what our country and maybe the world really could be, if people really took the time to get to know and understand one another. That creates a bond that surpasses […]
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Kent School Students Read Wonder and Host Speaker
On Tuesday, December 6 Vermont educator Sam Drazin will lead two engaging speaking engagements at Kent School in Chestertown. Mr. Drazin will address Kent School’s Middle School students in an assembly Later, parents and the community-at-large are invited to hear Mr. Drazin speak. Admission is free and pre-registration is required. Drazin was born with Treacher […]
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Outdoor Expeditions Create Culture of Collaboration and Courage
In Maine and in Michigan, along the calm Boundary Waters and through the rushing rapids of the Salmon River, Principia Upper School students engage in weeklong “character trips” each fall. While locations and specific activities may vary, the aim of these expeditions is the same across all grades: to move beyond the sometimes individual, independent […]
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Building Character Education into Curriculum
This fall, Ranney Middle School (Tinton Falls, NJ) students will be studying more than algebra, world history, and literature—they will be learning about values and conflict resolution. A new program called G.R.I.T. is bringing character education to the classroom. Standing for Guided expectations, Respectful communication, Identifying solutions, and Transferring solutions to the community, the G.R.I.T. […]