The goal of education should go beyond lessons on the fundamentals of reading, writing and math. Schools play a key role in shaping students into empathetic members of society who seek to make a positive difference in the lives of others
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Category: Well-Being
Guide for a Fulfilling School Year – Part 2
The academic development of a child depends on a number of factors. Here are three strategies to foster a love of learning from a child’s earliest years.
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Guide to a Fulfilling School Year – Part 1
As the school year begins, this article focuses on the power of nurturing positive relationships at school to support student learning, growth and development.
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Innovation & Professional Learning Puts Focus on Students
Professional learning at the Lycée encourages a growth mindset among faculty and staff, while promoting a culture of curiosity and innovation across the Lycée, including for our students.
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What Neuroscience Tells Us About Summer Homework
Summer vacation is here–a time that students anticipate for weeks. For parents, one question often arises: Should I give my child homework to do on their summer vacation?
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The Protective Power of Ritual
Ritual offers two gifts: unlocking smaller, easily attainable joys, and fostering a healthy climate of prevention in this period of Covid-19. As we had to simplify and let go of many of our habitual patterns around the holidays, for some it may have felt as strong as a shift in
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Neuroscience and the Future of Middle School at the Lycée
The Lycée restructured its Secondary School this fall, creating two distinct divisions with a clear developmental approach for each one. Our middle school (collège) now comprises sixth to eighth grade (6ème to 4ème in French). Ninth graders or 3èmes, who were previously considered part of collège, are now part of
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College Admissions in Zoom Times
When Covid-19 arrived last spring, could we have imagined how it would disrupt our lives so completely? While education writ large has been affected, the impact on students applying to college has been magnified. Suddenly, the college planning process is hosted online. Annual rituals like college visits, campus interviews, and
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Summer of…Possibilities?
A Note to Students for Whom 2020 Feels Canceled The summer ahead of you probably doesn’t look much like what you had planned. We have all seen deadlines vanish, plans evaporate, and routines replaced. We have had to give up, change, and let go of many things, and it has
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Enhancing Sleep Quality During COVID-19
If you have noticed that shifts in your daily routine have disrupted your sleep, you are not alone. It may be helpful to review potential causes, and consider some helpful modifications. For those of us who struggle with insomnia, anxiety or other sleep-related difficulties, this novel situation may have exacerbated particular challenges,
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