Category Archives: education

Early Math Education and the role of spatial reasoning

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Understanding space and our place in the world is a key ingredient in childhood development. As our Imagination Playground blocks arrive for our students to design, build, deconstruct and recreate, our children will start to work, informally, through the design … Continue reading →

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Rudeness at home… parenting blog

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Some great tips in here for parents at all ages and stages… Why is my otherwise polite child so rude at home? Washington Post On Parenting Blog

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Raising Caring Kids… Harvard’s “Making Caring Common Initiative

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

As we try and model empathy and compassion for our students and children, we are faced with the task of working against a lot of what they are seeing and hearing in the popular culture, and even in the news … Continue reading →

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We are living in strange times

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

These are strange times. No matter your political beliefs or your ability to absorb the twenty-four hour news cycle, these are strange times. I find myself at loose ends much more since the start of the New Year, searching for … Continue reading →

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GRIT? Different Strokes…

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Thanks, Mr. Rogoff, for this link… Very interesting Steph Curry & Grit!

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Harvard Business Review: Why Diverse Groups Feel uncomfortable and perform better…

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Why Diverse Teams Perform Better… This is a food for thought as we navigate our ever increasingly diverse world and create leadership for the 21st Century.

Posted in 21st Century Skills, academic excellence in elementary schools, diversity, education, Harvard Graduate School of education, Harvard's Caring Schools Initiative, HBS, Seven Hills School Walnut Creek, social emotional learning | Tagged cultural competency, diversity, education, educational leadership, seven hills school walnut creek | Leave a comment

Day #4 Part 2 Samurai Land

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

The lesson of the day: what happens in Samurai Land stays in Samurai Land. Well, sort of… I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves! The evening ended with a group dinner all together at a traditional Japanese meal! More on … Continue reading →

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Japan Day #4 Part 1

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

This morning, after our performance rehearsal, we visited the Kiyomizu Temple. Beautiful vistas of Kyoto, an amazing Buddhist Temple and a walk through village area with gift shops and foodie items. Notice Mr. Roquet’s new Hello Kitty fan! Some students … Continue reading →

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Japan Day #2 Hiroshima and the bullet train to Kyoto!

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Breakfast in the hotel, than a walk across the street to the Peace Park. So we had an amazing, somber, eye-opening and memorable morning in Hiroshima, starting with a hotel breakfast and a walk to the Hiroshima Peace Park and Museum. … Continue reading →

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Japan Day #1 on the ground here: our first 24 hours of travel is complete…

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

We are checked into our hotel in Hiroshima after one long flight and one short one with a layer that included noodles and some treats at the Narita airport. It is 9:30pm on Wednesday in Hiroshima, 5:30 am Wednesday morning … Continue reading →

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