Student Wellness during the First Week of School The first day, the first week, even the first month of school can be a challenging and trying time for our students
In late March of 2022 Japan’s hit program 初めてのおつかい was elevated to the global stage, re-branded as Netflix’s Old Enough. The premise is simple: a toddler, typically between 2 and
If there is any silver lining to the last several years, it has been that we have been given time to really understand what we value in life. For me,
Social media addiction is a serious problem, but by following the strategies in this blog you can evade the hook.
My homecoming wasn’t some moral or spiritual victory. I had managed to escape where others couldn’t and I was lucky. I also worked really hard. I took advantage of the
Look around at the people in your life and ask yourself, do they have someone they can talk to about serious issues? Let’s prevent suicide by making connections with each
Neurodiversity is a term that came out of the Autistic Rights Movement and it was coined in about the late 1990s. Judy Singer, a sociologist in Australia, was autistic and
The IB Learner Profile includes the attribute of balance. Students have joked to me that it’s painfully ironic when teachers preach balance and in the same breath announce taxing summative
For Mental Health Awareness Week, our school counselor, Tom Bell, writes about mental health at home between parents and students. It is vital that parents and students communicate with each
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