San Jose, COSTA RICA – EPL is an educational consulting group in Costa Rica that provides tutoring, college and graduate school application consultations, test preparation, coaching, and educational and artistic enrichment programs for students who are interested in gaining acceptance to both local and international schools. Juan Jacobo Bernal, a partner and tutor with the …
Author: Katy
The Art of Bowling, part 2
By JOHN KAFALAS Earlier this month, I recorded a 4th-place finish in the Candlepin Pro Series playoffs, a season-ending tournament involving the top 40 bowlers in the pro tour standings. I started as the #36 seed and went to the semifinals before losing to the eventual champion. Along the way, several of Josh’s principles came …
King Kekaulike High School
KIHEI, HI – Matthew Cerny, the school’s English Department Chair, plans to use The Art of Learning with his 9th grade AVID students. “AVID is a college prep program for underserved students in the academic middle who exhibit potential, but are underachieving,” Cerny says. His students will study the book as a class using Socratic …
Jackson Elementary
Pasadena, CA – Jackson Elementary School recently received a magnet grant to become a STEM and Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion school. Fourth grade teacher, Eduardo Chenu, is interested in working on social/emotional skills with his students, many of whom are from high-poverty backgrounds, in order to increase resilience. “My dream is to first explore the …
Art Lives Here
WHITE PLAINS, MD – Art Lives Here is an after-school program with a mission to help under privileged children learn through the creative arts. Christine Kendrick, the program’s founder and director says, “Our goal is to allow the children to explore art and education, and to foster better study habits by using the tools of …
Lakeside School
Seattle, WA – Lakeside School is an independent school serving 800 students in grades 5 through 12. Derrek Falor, the Girls Soccer Program Head, previously worked with The Art of Learning Project in his position as the women’s soccer coach at Cleveland State University in Ohio. Coach Falor gave his Varsity Soccer team at Lakeside …