Imagine a school where self-awareness is celebrated, students are encouraged to solve math problems by writing on the walls and where applying learned lessons to real life is more important than homework....
July is my favorite month. It’s when we celebrate freedom, usually with a vacation. As an educator in our tumultuous political climate, I am really looking forward to my time off this month, as I really just need a vacation from teaching freedom. These past...
Space of Mind celebrated the school year and its 8th and 12th grade graduates on Thursday, June 1, 2017 during the “We are the World” Banquet & Graduation 2016-2017 at the Fieldhouse at Old School Square. More than 150 parents, families and students enjoyed a...
As summer approaches, students, parents and educators kick the school machine into overdrive. The looming final deadline and the promise of summer tap into an intrinsic motivation that some students, especially the procrastinators, come to rely on. It’s the siren call for missing assignments and...
If you’re a parent or educator, you’ve probably heard the term Project-Based Learning in discussions with other parents and educators recently. What is Project-Based Learning, and why is it trending in education today? Designed as a way to integrate 21st Century skills into academic work,...
It’s time to think about summer plans! In just a couple of months, school’s out and parents will have a lot of time to fill for their children. That’s almost three months that will quickly fly by – unless, of course, your kids are bored....
Students at Delray Beach’s Space of Mind school will debut their “Many Cultures: One World” exhibit at the Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square at 6 p.m. during the First Friday Art Walk on May 5....
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School is a child’s full-time job. There isn’t really a paycheck, of course, but hours are logged, sweat equity is paid, and lessons are learned (sometimes the hard way). Like adults at work, students in today’s traditional school system face a daily grind that can...
Come, ye, to a most notable Feast! The 1st Annual Shakespeare in the Garden Feast will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Swinton Community Garden, 28 N. Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach. ...