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Day #2 Tokyo: National Holiday
Seven Hills Students spent the day with their homestay families, visiting relatives, meeting up at DisneySea or taking in the local sites. The teachers had a day to explore, and had all sorts of adventures. Mr. Roquet found the bookstore … Continue reading
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Day #1 Tokyo (February 11, 2018)
We arrived to Narita Airport on Saturday afternoon in time for dinner, a group meeting at the hotel and SLEEP! Sunday was a Tokyo Tour Day. We saw Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Harajuku for lunch and shopping and the Kita City … Continue reading
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Japan 2018: And we are off…
43 8th Graders and five Seven Hills educators are ready to take off on our adventure to Japan! Check back here for a daily update to follow our excursions and school visits in Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima. Arrigato.
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What PreK means to your Pre-Teen!
Compelling research is growing about the importance of Pre-kindergarten in the lives of our students!
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Adam Grant on teaching children about disagreement…
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Helping Children Understand the World Around Them…
This latest round of news that is difficult to process around the wildfires very close to our community creates another opportunity for adults to explain the world to children and give them a sense of safety and reduce their anxiety. … Continue reading
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The importance of free play for executive function in our youngest learners…
At Seven Hills, we are preserving the importance of early childhood education. Our Reggio Inspired program is an amazing opportunity for children to develop so many skills they need for their elementary years and beyond. These two links underscore some … Continue reading
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Bedtime stories about race for young children
This is a book a have read the last two years to our youngest students at Seven Hills, Thanks for this link, Mrs. Miller, about what books parents can read to children at bedtime about race! Bedtime stories about race
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Top Ten Skills for Middle School Students!
Top 10 Skills for Middle School Students! This is a great list, very thorough, and completely accurate for middle schoolers!
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And our new year begins…
Our faculty and staff began last week with the solar eclipse; the students arrived this week and, we are off! Here’s to a great 2017-18 school year! Here’s to a great 2017-18!
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