Teaching Character Through Literature: Diligence
Happy Monday! We are almost halfway through the school year. Time is flying by! Today we have some literature suggestions around our Character Trait for the month, Diligence. When we
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A Day in the Life: Older and Wiser Edition
Today as we look forward to another glorious weekend on the Central Coast, we have a special Day in the Life from the Newman Family! I (Wei) have always been
Portrait of a Graduate
Good morning and Happy Wednesday! A friendly reminder that the Family Business Meeting is on Monday January 31st and the All School Sneak Peek is on Monday February 7th. Register
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
“I SAY TO YOU TODAY, MY FRIENDS, SO EVEN THOUGH WE FACE THE DIFFICULTIES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW, I STILL HAVE A DREAM. IT IS A DREAM DEEPLY ROOTED IN
SLOCA Somebodies: Sappho
Introducing SAPPHO, this month’s feature in our Somebodies series! Another woman author from ancient times (see Enheduanna for our first such feature), Sappho is best known for her fragmented lyric
SLOCA Somebodies: Hatshepsut
It’s time for #SLOCAsomebodies! We’re back with a female pharaoh you may or may not have heard of: HATSHEPSUT. Little is known about the personality of Hatshepsut, but what is
The Good, The True & The Beautiful: Finale
Good morning and happy last week before Thanksgiving Break! Today we have our final post on “The Good, The True, and The Beautiful”. Our post today has all of the
Teaching Character Through Literature: Integrity
Good morning, Down Home Readers! With the time change and the shorter days it does seem like that we have entered into a cozier season. Today we have our Teaching
Practicing: Beauty
“We are pursuing beauty here. With what we assign, the spaces we curate, and the books we read, we are not merely choosing what we like, what is trendy, or
The Character Issue: Integrity
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” ― Frederick