Happy Hour with Space of Mind: When was the last time you took a test?! As adults, we know that we are defined by a real world results. Yet, students are defined by data informed by their testing performance. While every parent wants to see...
Committed to reducing school-related stress and increasing family engagement in schools, homes and communities Reducing school-related stress is mission-critical in order to save students’ lives, keep creative educators happy at work and engage parents in their child’s education. The foundation of this work is to foster...
Space of Mind’s 2018-19 WINTER CAMP is an aweSOMe opportunity for campers, Grades 2-8! This interactive mini-week (Wednesday, January 2, 2018 - Friday, January 4, 2019) focuses on resolutions for making a better world in the new year. Exploring themes that inspire interactivity with our environment, campers...
For every $20 donated to COMMUNITY CLASSROOM PROJECT (through December 20) your name will be entered once into a drawing to win two orchestra tickets to the touring Broadway production of HAMILTON. Donate as many multiples of $20 as you’d like to get more chances...
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,...