Social-Emotional Learning is Hard Work
Our collective goal is to enrich student wellbeing, which, in turn, will lead to better educational outcomes.
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Our collective goal is to enrich student wellbeing, which, in turn, will lead to better educational outcomes.
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As summer break approaches parents often ask what are some ways they might support their child to stay engaged in their learning? Helping your children to master their basic math facts with automaticity is a practical and effective strategy to enhance their overall success in math. Basic math facts are the sums and products of […]
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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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When I was a child, the words joy and school were rarely used in the same sentence. Today, as I look around our BCD elementary school building, joyful is the first adjective that comes to my mind. Believe it or not, our teachers put quite a bit of intention into creating joyful learning experiences for our students. Before school […]
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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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Investing in children during their formative, younger years pays dividends down the road.
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