FORT WORTH, TX – Trinity Valley School is a K-12 independent and innovative college preparatory school committed to providing their students with a broad liberal education in the arts and sciences. Luke Jacob, Dean of Learning and Curriculum, is working with teachers in the 2nd, 7th, and 9th grades to develop multi-disciplinary models of The …
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Helping our Children Understand the Power of Presence
By Guest Blogger: Nicole Pomeroy In The Art of Learning, Josh Waitzkin discusses the Power of Presence and how it applies to your child’s approach to their studies and other activities. Josh is asking us, as parents, to consider what things our children give their full attention to and the ways we can encourage less …
EBB TIDE BIMINI KIDS SWIM TEAM PROGRAM
BIMINI, BAHAMAS – Josh and Bonnie Waitzkin initiated the Ebb Tide Swim Safe program after discovering that so many Bahamian children don’t swim. On the Island of Bimini, and throughout the Bahamas, mothers teach their children to fear sharks and barracuda and to avoid the clear turquoise water that surrounds this tiny island. The beaches …
BOTTOM-UP PROGRAM
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Ashley Visagie, the Director of the non-profit organization BottomUp, is aiming to install a sense of pride, belonging and identity within learners at existing disadvantaged primary schools and to empower them with foundational skills for a better future. “…we are continually looking for new ways to aid the learners in …
INDIANAPOLIS POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Luke Taylor is initiating a commitment to transforming lives and community in Indianapolis by providing top-notch martial arts instruction and facilities to adolescents, teens, and adults. The program aims to create mentoring and life-enriching experiences for adolescents and teens by connecting them with educational, athletic and/or employment opportunities that would not otherwise …
WEST PREP ACADEMY
NEW YORK, NY – Principal Padilla, parent coordinator Annery Quezada, and eighth grade English teacher Tim Pearce are implementing a new Parent Program into this federally-funded magnet school on the upper west side of New York City. West Prep Academy has a themed curriculum, “youth voice through youth media,” and Principal Roberto Padilla wants parents …