NEW YORK, NY- Marcus Artigliere is a middle school teacher who is teaching seminars to future educators at Hunter College, and has designed a course supporting second year graduate students seeking their masters’ degrees in English as a Second Language. The Art of Learning has been powerful for Marcus in his own development as a …
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Gregorio Luperon High School
NEW YORK, NY-The mission of the Gregorio Luperon High School is to prepare a community of children with the tools to become productive members of society. The HS motivates the students to be the best they can be. School Guidance Counselor and baseball coach, Ricaulte Pena, will use The Art of Learning books with the …
International Baccalaureate (IB)
NEW YORK, NY. On July 10th, 2009, Dr. Kathy Kremins, Tim Rymer and Mackey Pendergast presented the Mendham High School pilot program (described in the Schools section of Programs) at the 2009 IB Conference of the Americas in Quebec. Joanne Singer from The JW Foundation attended the conference, set up a booth, and donated copies …
Academics In Motion
NEW YORK, NY. AIM sends Youth Development Coaches into underserved high schools to work with students for an entire school year. These coaches (10 working in 10 high schools) act as mentors to help bridge sports and life skills. The Art of Learning has been incorporated into the life skills portion of their modules.
The Frank McGuire Foundation
NEW YORK, NY. This non-profit organization honors distinguished high school coaches in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, and CT). We provided 150 copies of The Art of Learning to attendees of one of McGuire’s larger events and gave copies of our Fast Facts handout to attendees of the organization’s May 2009 coaches’ seminar. McGuire has …
The Lang School
NEW YORK, NY. Set to open in 2010, Lang is a progressive, independent elementary school in New York City for high-potential and gifted children with ADHD, language-based learning differences, anxiety, and sensory processing challenges. Josh Waitzkin is working closely with the school’s consultants and teachers to pilot educational strategies based on The Art of Learning …