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Sharing Resources in a Meaningful and Manageable Way: “In the Spotlight…”
As we approached our transition to a distance learning model, one particular struggle arose out of the pressure to a) learn about new tools and methods and b) stay connected as a broader community of faculty and staff. Teachers in particular were feeling overwhelmed by both intentional sharing from administrators as well as spontaneous sharing […]
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Winning the Remote Learning Game (Without Losing Your Mind)™
The following series shares guidance for parents and teachers who might be struggling with the transition to remote learning. Dr. Kirk Wheeler, Head of School at St. Thomas School had the opportunity to participate in an interview for an online educational series titled, “Winning the Remote Learning Game (Without Losing Your Mind).” We want to […]
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Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing
An inspiring story about a woman who was forcibly removed from interactions with anyone but her immediate family for over a decade and a half. Always shy and withdrawn, Sonabai created an entirely new artistic expression with no guidance or instruction. Her art was completely different from anything seen in India before — a world […]
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Caring for Our Whole Selves
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, anxiety management & self-care continue to be important. There are many organizations and resources that are leading us right now in how to care for our emotional health. A fantastic source of information is The Child Mind Institute. In addition to numerous articles, they’re offering the following clinical and […]
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Partners in online safety
Since COVID-19 forced us to close our school doors, many of our students are spending more and more time online. Whether our students are engaged in distance learning classes, connecting with friends, or using technology as a way of entertainment, the number of hours they spend online has significantly increased. Of course with this increase, […]
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MMS @ Home Together
We pivoted our Annual Spring Benefit, our biggest fundraiser next to the Annual Fund, to a virtual Zoom platform. We postponed ticket sales, the auction, raffle, paddle raise etc. and focused on intentional programming highlighting fellowship and community support. We established an emergency tuition assistance fund which we launched at the virtual benefit, and moved […]
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Live Oak SlowDown Challenge
As part of Live Oak’s Spirit Week from Home, we shared this video to culminate the week. Using the viral challenge as inspiration, faculty and staff shared positive messages and words of encouragement. The video was shared with students during the virtual assembly during the last day of Spirit Week.
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Multisensory Distance Learning: Visual
In addition to regularly using physical and tactile elements to engage students’ senses, teachers at The Siena School use many visual tools: *Color-coding is essential to aid learning. Color-code in a graphic organizer, math/writing assignment or calendar using highlighters or different font colors/styles for emphasis. Collecting highlights under Chrome’s Read & Write helps students transfer […]
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We Miss You!
Spread joy. We are finding lots of resources for parents, educators, and students to help them through this time. And we share these as well. But we also see the importance of spreading joy for the purpose of joy. We have crafted (and will continue to craft) these videos for our community that feature our […]
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Launching a Family Marketing Campaign
Word of mouth has always been AIM Academy’s best marketing tool. Knowing it is also how many of our current families likely heard about our school, we enlisted them in a AIM Family Marketing Campaign to boost our social media presence, highlight Virtual Open Houses and promote new online tutoring and Summer Enrichment opportunities added […]
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Multisensory Distance Learning: Physical & Tactile
As a school dedicated to serving students with language-based learning differences, Siena puts multisensory instruction is at the core of every lesson for our students who learn differently. However, these strategies are effective for all learners. Students listen, talk, move, create, use technology, and engage with each other every day. The more senses activated in […]
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Reimagining Education: Student Support Outside the Classroom
As a small school that champions a personalized approach to learning for all students, we have a number of developmentally-appropriate support systems in place that empower our students to seek out and receive academic and social-emotional help and guidance from faculty, staff, and fellow students. In transitioning to a remote learning environment, it was important […]