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Reading with a child can lead to new understanding… for both of you.
This is a great reminder of how parents can change the conversation and endorse reading… Reading it aloud has done something to us. Teddy and I take turns, alternating pages. I listen to his voice and he listens to mine. … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Skills, academic excellence in elementary schools, early childhood education, ECE Early Childhood Education, education, literacy, mental health
Tagged education, educational leadership, parenting, seven hills school walnut creek
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Preparing for reopening began in April!
As we prepare to resume in person instruction on August 31, this is a good reminder of our priorities and the students’ benefits from being back in school.
Posted in 21st Century Skills, academic excellence in elementary schools, global skills
Tagged COVID19, education
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EDUTOPIA: What happens when we rush children through childhood…
Some great reminders about the role of wonder in childhood and resisting the “adultification” of childhood. This is something our early childhood educators in Rainbow and RedBarn know so well! EDUTOPIA: Let’s Not Rush Children through Childhood
Posted in 21st Century Skills, childhood development, early childhood education, ECE Early Childhood Education, education, leadership, leadership in children, parenting, Seven Hills School, Seven Hills School Walnut Creek
Tagged @7HillsSchoolWC, @Edutopia, @MsMcNamara7H, children, education, parents
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Sometimes, a good parenting article enters my orbit…
This would have been helpful to me as my own children were navigating not only their elementary and middle school years, but my own expectations of what those experiences should look like… Parenting from Boston Globe Magazine
Posted in 21st Century Skills, academic excellence in elementary schools, education, Harvard's Caring Schools Initiative, parenting
Tagged children, community, education, family, Japan, middle school, parents, relationships, students, teachers
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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!
Posted in 21st Century Skills, academic excellence in elementary schools, education, global education, global skills, parenting middle school aged children
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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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Tagged @7HillsSchoolWC, education
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Reading? Go for it!
Some great opportunities here to think about the power of reading… And what better time to look at reading? Summer! https://www.commonsensemedia.org/reading
Posted in Admissions, childhood development, Common Sense Media, education, new york times, parenting
Tagged education, Seven Hills Parent Education, Seven Hills Walnut Creek, summer reading
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Sometimes the best thing you can say to your students is NO.
There are some great reminders in here about parenting for the long haul! This parenting thing is a marathon, not a sprint! Why saying NO to children sometimes can have benefits in childhood development
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Tagged education, parenting, seven hills school walnut creek
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The Importance of Interpersonal Skills in the workplace…
So many schools talk about social emotional learning as a co-curricular activity. We are seeing more and more that these skills are a means to acquiring curriculum. They create the conditions for learning. Why People Skills are becoming more valuable … Continue reading
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Tagged children, education, students
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The Secret to a Meaningful Life…Study of Introverts vs. Extraverts
I am intrigued by Little’s notion that a personality trait does not have to dictate what personal projects one takes on. I even think the notion of a personal project is foreign to many of us. This concept of what … Continue reading
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Tagged education, educational leadership, Seven Hills School, Seven Hills Walnut Creek, technology
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