21st century learning

Is Java a World Language?

May 22, 2019

Most high schools require that students take two to three years of a world language. But what constitutes a world language -- do programming languages qualify?

Schools, Showcase Your Teachers

July 25, 2018 in Curriculum, Pedagogy, STEM, Marketing, Precollege Education

Human capital matters. Showcase your teachers to parents, and potential parents, frequently.

Where Education is Not “Business as Usual”

January 22, 2018

What does it take to create a school where teachers love to teach and students love to learn?

Most Likely to Succeed

Education. We all got one. What does it mean now to be educated, how do we structure school, and what makes the next generation, Most Likely to Succeed?

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Dec 29, 2023

Teamwork and Trophies: The Evergreen Value of Student Competitions

Dec 29, 2023

Teaching our youth that they will experience both wins and losses – and how to take the next step following either outcome – is one of the most important lessons we can impart to them. And mentoring students to work effectively in team configurations is one of the most evergreen, and difficult, lessons we can share in steering the outcomes of competition toward wins.

Dec 29, 2023

Jun 6, 2021

COVID-Era Graduates Learned Big Life Lessons

Jun 6, 2021

What a strange year this has been for our graduating students. COVID was certainly their "senior surprise" — but other challenges materialized as well. Their grit in powering through it and asking for social and emotional support when needed yielded realistic strategies they’ll tap when life presents new obstacles and crises.

Jun 6, 2021

Feb 12, 2021

Masked Instruments Still Make Sweet Music

Feb 12, 2021

How do you maintain COVID-19 mitigation protocols when making music — an art form that requires exhaling breath forcefully to play wind instruments? You get creative, like our Adelson Arts Chair, David Philippus, who discovered that everyday objects can effectively block air flow.

Feb 12, 2021