At BCD, we believe that Parent- Teacher Conferences are essential to educational achievement. Remember, you and the teacher are a team—working in a partnership together. Here are a few tips to help you be better prepared for parent teacher conferences. Plan to discuss the “whole child”. Your child’s social and emotional development is just as […]
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Activities such as Model UN encourage students to think about important issues outside their own country and to be active participants in a diverse, interconnected, and modern generation.
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We believe that sharing assessment information is an essential ingredient to building collaborative and reciprocal relationships with parents.
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A common question our teachers often hear is, “When is my child’s writing going to look like writing?” I’ll answer that question, but first let’s reflect on when your child said their first words, an exciting milestone for any family. Perhaps you called grandparents? Maybe you encouraged your child to say it again in order […]
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“I wish I had been here from the beginning”, said my older son half-way through 7th grade at BCD a couple of years ago. When I asked him why, he gave me several reasons: The teachers, the students, the community, the opportunities to explore new interest areas, the leadership opportunities, the service projects, the trips, and […]
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It has been said that a toy is a toy, but a box has a million possibilities. The best preschools under understand this concept and utilize it thoughtfully when developing their dramatic play areas. Dramatic play areas are designed to allow children to experiment with familiar and fantasy everyday. But children can’t role play what […]
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Students learn about international relations, develop empathy, and gain a better understanding of how issues across the world affect us all.
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Take heart…and then take these few simple actions that can smooth the journey.
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Social media has the positive attribute of connecting people, but the way that many young people use social media can be harmful.
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Based on the continuum of literacy framework, targeted instruction is the current gold standard in literacy programs.
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