Mindfulness is one of those words that is used in many situations in our culture. It continues to grow in popularity and people practice it in the workplace, home, places of worship, and community centers. You can easily find mindfulness… Continue Reading
Like most things, launching Families Empowered wasn’t on the list of my “life goals,” and running a not-for-profit organization wasn’t something I dreamed of doing when I graduated college. It was just a response to a real problem. My school… Continue Reading
Discussing practical steps families can take now to up their emotional learning game and set themselves on a path to positive relationships, goal setting, and making responsible decisions. Emotions are running high and there’s no place to go. No, it’s… Continue Reading
With emotions running high for just about everyone, now is the necessary opportunity to really talk about how we all feel and help children and teens do the same, and realize why social emotional learning matters to our lives. Stressed,… Continue Reading
Our small world keeps getting smaller. Over the last few decades, the ever-expanding internet has brought the whole world and its resources close to home. Worldwide communication is instantaneous, and physical proximity is often irrelevant. Through telemedicine and robotically enabled… Continue Reading
At BASIS Charter Schools, we believe that a classroom—a physical one, filled with motivated students and led by passionate subject expert teachers—is the remarkable place where learning happens best. That’s why we have always worked hard toward providing the very… Continue Reading
While my usual audience is teachers, it seems like everyone around me has turned into a teacher in some way—whether they wanted to or not. We are all trying to figure out this new way of living. Teachers are doing… Continue Reading
Hello, accidental homeschoolers! We are proud to share this timely guest post by Caitlyn Baker and Shannon Ruddell of Fearless Readers, LLC. Just a few weeks ago, many of us were busy planning and preparing for Spring Break. Vacations, playdates,… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: We are proud to feature this guest post by Adam Tutor, Executive Director of San Antonio Sound Garden, about the nonprofit organization’s educational programs. Limited resources exist for creative class professionals in our city, and there are even… Continue Reading
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Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share this guest post from Barry Brake on an issue of importance to public education. I’m sitting in a room in Austin. People are milling around talking to each other, readying for a… Continue Reading
