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Questions and Comments that Inspire or Squelch a Child
During Celebration of Learning May 7 – 11, Trinity School celebrates its most authentic form of assessment: parents and friends will interface with children to witness and talk to children about their efforts and accomplishments that informed their learning this [...]
Common Ground Speaker Series: Sports Parenting
SPORTS PARENTING Inspiring Win-Win Attitudes RICK WOLFF Former Detroit Tiger and Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Wolff is a recognized authority on sports parenting. Trained in sports psychology, Coach Wolff analyzes the pressures put on student athletes by parents, coaches, club [...]
Conversations on Compassion – An Inspirational Evening!
Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education present: Conversations on Compassion with Dr. James Doty and Congressman Tim Ryan This event is the first of four conversations that Dr. James Doty will facilitate in the coming months. [...]
Imagine, Create, Innovate
Sir Ken Robinson delighted an over-capacity crowd last night. Here is a bouillon version of some of his major points. We are alive in a time of revolution caused by the rapid rate of change in two major forces: technology and [...]
If You Attend One Speaker This Fall…
Sir Ken Robinson is the one you don’t want to miss. 7:00 p.m. Schools of the Sacred Heart. Come early! The notes that follow are provided by Common Ground Speaker Series. Sir Ken is the 2011-2012 keynote speaker of Common [...]
Book Fair Buzz
The books have arrived from Hicklebee’s. What an amazing collection!! Lili Durkin and her team of volunteers have been working hard to transform the Tang Library. Wow!! Come to the Book Fair on Monday and look for these newest books [...]
What’s Your Adversity Quotient?
You won’t want to miss this opportunity to find out. The Common Ground Speaker Series coordinators have sent this link to our community. Their message follows. Also, check out these slide resources: 1) A definition of what it means to be [...]
The Gift of Adversity for Your Child (and You!)
Tues. Oct. 4 9am Tues. Oct. 4 7pm Wed. Oct. 5, 7pm The Nueva School Harker Upper School The Priory 6565 Skyline Blvd. [...]
IPad Play: Mary’s Two Cents
For the first couple of days that our two grandchildren stayed with my husband and me while the parents were away, we had a couple of iPads sitting around, but the four year old and the six year old were [...]
Play Personality – What’s Yours?
Teachers and administrators at Trinity School are reading Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown, M.D. with Christopher Vaughan. Humans and our best friends, dogs, are species that keep playing through adulthood, [...]