Save the Date!

There will be Amangani party to benefit the Journeys School Annual Fund on Saturday, December 9, 2006. Laurel Wyckoff is the contact for this event if you have questions. Her phone number is 307 733-1313 ext 1313.

The Future of Food

Jackson Whole Grocer and the Teton Science Schools are proud to host a showing of the award-winning documentary film by Deborah Koons Garcia and Lily Films -The Future of Food, Thursday, December 7, 2006 at the Teton Science Schools Jackson Campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. and film starts at 6:30 p.m.

A panel of local experts will be available to answer questions and lead a discussion following the film. The event is open to families but would be most appreciated by students in grades 6 and up. For more information, visit www.thefutureoffood.com.

Journeys School Open House

Journeys School is holding a drop-in Open House on Friday, December 8 from 9:00 am until noon. This is a time for interested families to tour the school while classes are in session and to find out more about our program. If you have friends or neighbors that may be interested in enrolling their children, let them know to watch for ads in the newspaper or to call Rhonda at 733-3729 for more details.

November Lunch Menu 

11/17        Turkey & Gravy

                   Mashed Potatoes & Stuffing

                   Brussel Sprouts

                   Apple slices

                   Pumpkin Squares

11/28        Pizza

                   Carrot sticks

                   Ants on a log  (Celery with peanut butter & raisins)

                   Apple slices

                   Magic Bar

TETON COUNTY LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Children's Celebration on November 17th
Children’s Book Week Celebration. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Teton County Library invites children ages four to seven to celebrate Children’s Book Week with stories, songs, puppetry and a guest appearance by book character, Curious George. Treats included. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium. Contact: Youth Services, 733-2164 ext. 103.

Frank McCourt Presentation
Tickets available for author Frank McCourt’s November 30 presentation. Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Angela’s Ashes,” “’Tis,” and “Teacher Man,” Frank McCourt will give a free, public presentation on “Teaching? Writing? It’s All Confession.” Free tickets are available to library card holders. Pick up tickets in advance at the Library’s Front Desk by showing a current library card. Location: Cottonwood Ballroom, Four Seasons Resort, Teton Village. Contact: Pauline Towers-Dykeman, 733-2164 ext. 217

Young Adult Board Meeting
Young Adult Board Meeting 6-7 p.m on Tuesday, November 14th. Young adults in grades six to 12 will meet the second Tuesday of each month to plan teen events and put ideas into action. Registration and school-year commitment required. www.TCLib.org/teens Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium. Contact: Lara Lovett, 733-2164 ext. 221, llovett@will.state.wy.us.

November 1 - 30

Food for Fido:

The Library waives current overdue fines with a donation of dry dog food, rawhide chews or other food and toys for dogs and cats during the month of November. The Teton County Library and PAWS of Jackson Hole partner to benefit animals at the Teton County Animal Shelter and the Senior Center of Jackson Hole. Location: Library Front Desk. Contact: Teton County Library 733-2164 or PAWS 734-2441.

Pre-Kindergarten

Announcements

Thanks

Thank you to Kathy Coosaia for donating larger memory cards for our cameras; now endless photographs can be taken on journeys. And additional thanks for organizing each child’s portfolio.

Thank you to Matt and Nancy Lee for donating face paints.  It was a big hit on Halloween and surely will be another day too.

Thank to all our parent volunteers this week: Anna Chapman, Jean Ball, and Bryan Smith.  Your presence in the classroom is greatly appreciated and noticed.

And thanks to Kristen for coming in with crown making materials…it was a really popular activity that carried into Friday.

Harvest Feast

On Tuesday, November 21st we will be having a Pre-K pot luck feast to celebrate the upcoming holidays.  All Pre-K children and parents are welcome to attend.  Lunch will begin at 11:15 am and end at 12:30 pm.  Last week children discussed what types of food should be present.  Please look at the list they made and sign up for something in the parent zone this week.  Thank you, we are all looking forward to this opportunity to have a meal together.

This week we will be preparing for our Harvest Feast by making tables decorations and talking about what we are thankful for. If you are interested in volunteering for some of these activities or have some of your own to add, please email erin.smith@journeysschool.org

PARENT ZONE

Drop Off Reminders:

It is very useful for parents and children to agree on a consistent morning routine.  This may include:

1. Teaching your child to organize their cubby by hanging their coat and backpack.
2. Helping your child perform their daily duty.
3. Engaging in an activity or receiving a tour of the classroom with your child. (reading a story, painting a picture, working on a puzzle, etc)
4. Attending Morning Meeting with your child.

You may choose to use part or all of this routine.  Please decide on a routine that works for you and your child.  The most important part of a morning routine is clear communication of this routine with your child. It is valuable to find a consistent routine that can be followed each day.  This helps ease the transition to school each morning.

We welcome parents to attend morning meeting with their child.  In order to limit distractions, we ask that parents adhere to the same expectations we ask of the students.  These include:

• Find one seat for the duration of the meeting.
• Listen to who is speaking.
• Raise your hand if you would like speak.
• Respect each person’s space and ideas.
• If you arrive after the start of morning meeting, please enter quietly.

Family of the Week

The participation of our featured families has exceeded our expectations. It is great to see so many caring families supporting our students.  Your contributions have greatly enriched the school year so far.  As we near the end of the first trimester, we would like to reiterate the goals for the family of the week program:

• To empower our students by highlighting each child’s family.

• To make our value of individual families visible to our school community.
• To encourage parent involvement in the classroom.
• To learn more about our students and their families, thereby better serving each.
• To encourage families to reflect together while completing the Family Questionnaire.

Please remember that we are not counting on families to drive our curriculum. However, we do welcome and value your presence in the classroom.  If you have questions or concerns about the Family of the Week program, feel free to talk with Charlie.

Curricular Updates

Long Term Projects

Castles

There is so much excitement around castles!!

On Tuesday, children shared their knowledge about castles and we discussed items that we wanted to learn more about. Students were eager to understand how a castle was built and about the lives of the people who lived in a castle.  We will continue these to learn more. 

The rest of the week was spent constructing our own castle.  Children worked for several days to complete the painting of the castle walls, bricks and drawbridge.  We discussed at length on Wednesday what color the drawbridge should be.  We took a look at our color board in the studio and decided on "Hot Lava".  It took several tests in color mixing to combine the appropriate colors.  Kirsten eventually worked it out in combination with a suggestion from Molly and Whitney to add a little bit of blue to the mixture.

The drawbridge was installed on Friday, with much delight!  During F.E. on Friday children were engaged in various activities connected to our castle.  We had some students working to paint a moat to go under the drawbridge, some practicing their skills at raising and lowering the drawbridge, while others made crowns to wear and alligators to put in the moat. It was one of those mornings where no one, not even the teachers wanted to pick up.

Simple Machines

Children continue to explore our incline course with balls and cars.  This week there was a new addition of a ramp that attracted the interest of many children.  We are embarking on a six-week exploration of simple machines that will begin each Monday with a new component. Look for more in the classroom this week!

A message to Lyla:

Dear Lyla,

I am well here in the Pre-K, there is much to observe.  Yesterday your friends made a big drawbridge for the castle that they have been constructing out of the loft.  I think that you are going to really enjoy it.  I am missing you though, so come back soon.

Your fish,

Arthur

Announcements

Journey to the NMWA

The kindergarten, first, and second graders will journey to the National Museum of Wildlife Art on Wednesday, November 15th and Thursday, November 16th. On Wednesday the students will explore the museum’s collections, with a focus on Olaus Murie and Carl Rungius. In addition, they will continue to prepare short skits integrating their knowledge of the Muries. Thursday’s visit to the museum entails viewing a screening of the film, Christmas in Yellowstone, by Shane Moore (a local film maker). We will be leaving school promptly at 8:30 a.m.; therefore, please have your child at school prior to our departure time. Thanks for your support!

Teacher Observation Days

Over the next several weeks, every teacher has a Journeys School Observation Day. This is an opportunity for each teacher to spend an entire school day observing all levels of the school and conducting formal and informal observations. Substitutes will help out in the K-2 classrooms as necessary on those days. This is a wonderful opportunity for teachers to become more aware of the intricacies of a day in the life at Journeys School.

Teacher Professional Development

Shannon Shuptrine and Kalen Ritz will be participating in a professional development workshop with the Teacher Learning Center on November 17th and 18th. The workshop, Artful Math: Making Connections and Enhancing Instruction, will uncover ideas and activities to integrate math and the arts.

Thanks

Parent participation at Journeys School is greatly appreciated! There are multiple ways to help out directly in the classroom or taking on small projects at home. Thanks to Valerie Luckey for washing our Hands To Work washcloths and towels recently.

Many parents are offering healthy treats to expand our snack repertoire. Thank you to Lee Lee Robinson for bringing in banana bread and Jenn Reichert for providing grapes. Also, a big thanks to Jennifer Foley for facilitating a snack-making activity in which students made Jump for Joy Balls. Another special thanks goes to Lisa Daily for making a spider cake for our Halloween celebration. The children admired the creation and thoroughly enjoyed the yummy treat!

Our online photo gallery at www.shutterfly.com is up and running. Thanks to Dean Munn and Carin McConaughy for bringing in a cd with more pictures of our K-2 Journeys to download online. If you have photos of classroom activities, journeys, school celebrations, or special events, we would greatly appreciate and love to have cds with digital images to continue updating our K-2 Shutterfly site. We recently received a Shutterfly calendar with pictures captured from our extended Fall Journey. It is located in our Exploration Center for all to enjoy!

Thanks again to all the families who supported their child in Learning Team Meetings over the past two weeks!

Curricular Updates

Teton County Library

The first and second graders visited the Teton County Library last Monday. After listening to the story, Beatrice Doesn’t Want To, by Laura Numeroff, the children learned about the Buckaroo book contest. Throughout the winter and spring, students will explore and read many of the Buckaroo nominations for 2007 and eventually they will vote on their favorite book. After a brief discussion, students enthusiastically explored the books in the library and were able to check out a book to take home. Recently, information was sent home regarding the Teton County library system and dates of our future visits. If your child does not have a library card and would like to have one, please fill out and return the green card in your child’s folder. Thank you for sharing the joys of reading with your child!

Theme Update

For our Explorations theme study this week, we asked the question, “What can we learn from specimens/collections?” To help us investigate the question, Amy Goicoechea from the National Museum of Wildlife Art visited our classroom to talk about artists’ uses of specimens and collections. She introduced the students to the artist Carl Rungius and referred to the naturalist work of Olaus Murie. The students first identified characteristics of mammals, and then were able to explore some mammal specimens, such as a bear skull, caribou pelt, various track replicas, etc. that Amy brought. We’ll be going to the Museum this Wednesday for Part 2 to observe the actual artwork of these two men who conveyed so much about their explorations in their artwork. Our skits about the life of Olaus and Mardy Murie are coming along. Ask your child about his/her character! More details about performance dates and times to come soon!

Announcements

Thanks

Thanks to Jill Wright for coming to school last Monday to paint the bookcase for Tina’s math group. It looks great, and we really appreciate the help!

Library Cards

If you have not already sent your child’s library card to school, please do so. We would like to store a classroom set at school for library visits.

Holiday Absences

If your child will miss school because of holiday travel, please notify your child’s advisor as soon as possible. Advance notice of planned absences helps the teachers stay organized. Thank you.

Learning Team Meetings

Learning Team Meetings provide an opportunity for parents, child, and advisor to formally check in about student learning. Fall Learning Team Meetings for Grades 3-5 will conclude this week. Meetings will take place after school from 3:15-4:00 and 4:15-5:00 in the Grades 3-5 classroom. We sent home a Learning Team Meeting form a couple weeks ago. On this form, you will find your scheduled meeting time as well as space to suggest discussion topics for your child’s meeting. If you have not already done so, please return the bottom half of the form two days prior to your meeting date. We are looking forward to meeting with you and your child!

Curriculum Updates

Unit Two Reading and Writing Assessments

On Thursday, November 16, we will send home your child’s reading and writing assessments from Unit 2. These assessments should help you get a sense of what students have been working on in reading and writing workshop. We think you will enjoy reading your child’s second piece of personal narrative writing. Please look over these items with your child, sign them, and then return them to school. We will save these items so your child can add them to his/her portfolio.

Physical/Health Education

After units in creating community, team building, and cooperation, our adventure curriculum is now focusing on communication and conflict resolution. For the rest of the trimester, students will participate in games that teach how to communicate effectively to achieve a common goal, and how to resolve conflicts effectively when they arise. These activities are often variations of sports and/or tag games that we all played as children with a bit of a Journeys School twist.

Math Facts

During the past couple of weeks, the Math Facts program has graduated a number of students. Congratulations to Shelley, Asa, Michelle, Charlotte, and Ella for completing this program. These students will now spend Math Facts time playing math games or solving math riddles that will reinforce computation and problem solving skills. The Math Facts program is a great complement to our Everyday Mathematics curriculum. The memorization of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts prepares students for success when faced with more complicated computation problems in math class.

En La Clase de Español

Over the past month in Spanish, we have been talking about our local environment. After learning the words for plants and animals in the national park, the students created postcards for middle school students explaining what they saw on their journey to the Murie Center. This gave us the opportunity to practice our greetings, ask and answer personal questions, and describe the flora and fauna we observed. Most recently, we began to discuss weather patterns and the students prepared and delivered weather forecasts from different Spanish speaking cities. In addition to vocabulary acquisition and becoming more comfortable using Spanish during conversation, we also discussed the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). We made paper flowers for the all-school altar at Harvest and read stories and learned vocabulary having to do with the important celebration that combines Aztec and Christian traditions. There has been remarkable improvement over the past few weeks and many students have become more comfortable speaking in Spanish. You can check their progress by practicing the words listed on the handouts that come home in their folders. At this point, they should be able to tell you about their phenology observations in español.

Announcements

GAP!

GAP! will meet on Wednesday, November 15th from 3-5 pm at the middle school. The girls will be working on editing short movies about each other. Contact Charlotte at charlottequesada@jouneysschool.org with any questions.

Art Donations

Dennis is looking for art donations! Found objects (different textures), magazines for collage project and any acrylic paints for the recent medium of exploration!

Thanks
Thank you to Cait and Ellie O'Shei for the donation of six Barbies. The dolls will be used for a math investigation.

Thanks to Gus Jacobson for the donation of 3 Revolutionary War DVDs.

Curricular Updates

Level 1a Math
In Level 1a math, we have completed a large part of Unit 2, and have started adding and subtracting with decimals. In addition, students have been introduced to “number stories”, and are beginning to translate word problems into equations, and calculating the solutions. We are looking ahead to multiplication with decimals as we moved into next week, and complete unit 2.

Level 1 Math

Level 1 math class is investigating the relationships between fractions, decimals and percents. Students have been working in small groups to share ideas and ask questions of each other before coming back together as a class to review and extend concepts. In many cases, students come up with their own way of thinking about fractional relationships which are helpful and enlightening to the group.

Level 2 Math

Level 2 math has just begun Investigation 3 in Stretching and Shrinking. This investigation guides students to recognize similar figures and be able to tell why they are similar, to understand that any two similar figures are related by a scale factor, which is the ratio of their corresponding sizes, build a larger, similar shape from copies of a basic shape (a rep-tile), find rep-tiles by dividing a large shape into smaller, similar shapes, understand that the sides and perimeters of similar figures grow by a scale factor and that the areas grow by the square of the scale factor, find a missing measurement in a pair of similar figures and to recognize that triangles with equal corresponding angles are similar.

Level 3 Math

Level 3 math moving on from our geometric explorations back toward the world of algebra, level 3 math is now is exploring the non-linear relationships of exponential growth. The king has a bit of a problem on his hands as he has promised a monetary reward that he can not possibly finance. Can he mathematically get out of this bind with an alternative offer?

Level 4 Math

Level 4 math after a riveting unit adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing polynomials, we have begun our assault on linear equations. Thus we have moved on from simplifying expressions to solving for variables. Integrated Math will give us a short break from linear equations and allow us an opportunity to work with the other classes. We look forward to this investigation of probability.

Language Arts: Writing Workshop
Our middle school students have been busy writers this fall! By the end of the trimester, they will have written two or three persuasive essays and three stories. The essay topics have ranged: analyzing “revolutionary” quotes, their meanings and how language arts contributes to revolutions; character development and the role of sinfulness in My Brother Sam is Dead; analyzing and discussing the universality of the major themes of Inherit the Wind. Students wrote a story about a summer experience, a biography about a classmate, and a scary story. All students have improved their writing tremendously and continue to develop their revision skills. They give thoughtful and constructive feedback to their peers, helping each other improve their writing. I look forward to reflecting with them on their language arts goals from the beginning of the year to evaluate their progress this trimester.

Physical/Health Education
The second round of P.E. for the trimester is off to a strong start with the completion of two days of lacrosse fundamentals. Over the next four weeks we will continue to work on fundamental skills and rules and then ease into game play. Lacrosse is proving to be a very popular sport here at the Journeys School and the students are learning many valuable conflict and cooperation lessons while participating. Lacrosse has also infiltrated some of the student culture and we are pleased to see pick up games being initiated between middle school students and other grade levels during various outdoor free times.

Life Skills
The second round of Life Skills began last Wednesday, with the new group of students being introduced to the expectations or the course and the content we will be covering. We began reading in the textbook, Jarvis Clutch- Social Spy, and discussing the point of view and writing styles of the book’s two authors. We encourage parents to pick up the book as well, and share conversations about its content with your children.

Social Science

Social science has completed the preamble to our class constitution. To create the statement, students brainstormed, debated, discussed, evaluated and, finally, voted. It was a fascinating process to witness and an enriching experience for the students. This activity is a great example of the true meaning of education, that is, to educe- to bring out or draw forth.

We, the Journeys Middle School, in order to form a more perfect learning environment, believe that we should strive for our education, rights, freedom and happiness. Together, we shall work to perform to the best of our abilities; we will treat everyone with respect, take responsibility, try hard and stand up against injustices. This will insure a safe learning environment. We will pursue our education with open and creative minds. In this spirit, we establish this constitution and proclaim ourselves the united students and teachers of the Journeys Middle School.

Integrated Math

Vegas comes to Journeys! It's time for Integrated Math! Once every trimester, the Middle School math classes are combined for a weeklong math investigation. Chance, Probability and Expected Outcome is the theme for this trimester. Beginning Wednesday, November 15th the students will begin exploring relevant math concepts so they can develop exciting, fun and educational games and activities! Everyone is invited to participate in our Vegas-style games of chance Tuesday morning, November 21st from 10 until 11:15. Immediately after, a potluck lunch will be served in the downstairs, center room in MUPS. See you then and good luck!

More Student Quotes Language Arts:
Students in language arts wrote thoughtful, creative and informative biographies about their classmates. Please continue to enjoy these excerpts from their biographies.

“Kilu contributes so much to our community by bringing a new culture to a fairly un-diverse Jackson Hole, WY. She has taught all of us so much already, and when we try to help her with anything at all, you realize very quickly that she is actually the one teaching us so many lessons…Everyone in middle school has begun to know and love Kilu’s soft, “Good morning,” and smiling face, passing out gum and bite-sized snickers to everyone. Kilu is a role model for everyone, teaching us a new culture, a different way of life, and how to be kind to everyone. As Anne Frank said, ‘We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different yet the same.’ Although it is easy to see how Kilu and all of us are different from each other, we must remember that there is much more similarity than diversity.” –Sarah Ross, 8th grade

“Many wonderful facts about jellyfish and art can be gathered from this artistic and exciting person. I believe that anyone who meets Chantel will find her quite refreshing form the typical girl in middle school.” Sascha Peralto-Ramos, 6th grade

“Hannah is a friendly and happy person that is easy going and forgiving…she is never mean to anybody and she is always trying to forgive and forget past wrongs whether she did something bad or someone else did something bad.”—Randy Elledge, 7th grade

Announcements

Calendar Changes

Looking ahead, there are two changes to the upper school calendar. First, the upper school winter curriculum night for upper school parents will take place January 31, 2007 from 5:00-6:00pm, not February 13 as originally planned. Second, the upper school spring journey will take place the week of May 21, 2007, not the week of May 14.

Student success at Speech and Debate

Journeys School students were very successful at the meet at the Green River Speech Tournament. Chloe Frisella Kunst (12th grade) placed 2nd in varsity poetry. German foreign exchange student Jonas Falkenberg (11th grade) continued the success he found in Evanston last week with a fifth place novice Drama Interpretation. Brandon Kapelow (9th grade) and Duncan McLaurin (former Journeys School student) placed first in Novice Public Forum Debate, arguing a resolution about the benefits to the United States of multilateral diplomatic efforts. J.C. Hockett competed in varsity Public Forum Debate and finished second overall, arguing the same topic. Four Jackson students advanced to the Super Congress round of Student Congress, led by J.C. Hockett, who placed third overall. Excellent work to all who participated!

Dress Warmly!

Please help your child be prepared for winter weather. Students are expected to be prepared to work in the field on any given day at Journeys School. Students should have a warm coat and layers, gloves, warm hat, good shoes and socks, and any other gear that will help keep them warm and dry.

Teton County Model United Nations at Journeys School

9—11th grade students have been intensely researching various United Nation member states and international issues for the past several weeks. All their hard work is in preparation for a Model United Nations (MUN) that will be held here on campus November 15th and 16th. Joining us this year will be students from the Jackson Hole High School and Jackson Hole Community School. MUN is a simulation of the UN General Assembly and other UN committees. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors from UN member states to debate current issues on the organization's agenda. At our conference, students will be debating current environmental, human rights and security issues. While playing their roles as ambassadors, student "delegates" make speeches, prepare draft resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the MUN conference rules of procedure--all in the interest of mobilizing "international cooperation" to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world. All interested community members are welcome and encouraged to stop by and watch the proceedings.

Here is the conference schedule and locations of the various events:

Wednesday, November 15th:

8:30-8:50 Opening remarks from Secretary General, Committee Chairs (Education Center)

9:00-11:55 Committee meetings begin (MUPS Building, upstairs and downstairs—south side)

?Security Council (SC), Human Rights Committee (HRC), United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) running concurrently

12:00-12:40 Lunch (Dining Lodge)

12:45 Committees reconvene (MUPS Building, upstairs and downstairs—south side)

2:45 Close of conference day

Thursday, November 16th:

11:00-11:50 Committees reconvene (MUPS Building, upstairs and downstairs—south side)

12:00-12:40 Lunch (Education Center)

12:45-2:30 Intro to General Assembly (Education Center)

?General Assembly meeting

?Awards and Closing

Please call Drew Overholser at 733-3729, ext. 1115 or email him at drew.overholser@journeysschool.org if you have any questions about out first annual Teton County Model UN.

Helping Students Find Success in Their Own Ways

By Sydney Daniels

"To treat everyone the same is to treat them unequally. We are making a plea for the understanding of diversity, for greater flexibility in education and parenting, so that every child can find success in his or her own way."

                                                              -Dr. Mel Levine

We spend much of our time in school thinking about books and learning from books. Books exist to be read and reread, thought about and discussed, enjoyed and embraced. We learn to enjoy reading by becoming immersed in the plot, connecting with the characters, visualizing the setting, and absorbing the drama of the story. While the relationship between the book and its reader is indeed a special one, it is not unique. In fact, it is quite similar to the relationship between a teacher and student. 

A teacher does not know if a student has a great sense of humor at first glance when he or she walks through the classroom door.  Nor does the teacher know what subjects the student excels in, or what subjects are challenging.  A pupil’s smile cannot tell a teacher what learning style works best for his needs, or what her affinities are.  A teacher must open the cover of each new book, the student, with each class. We must read closely and get to know a student well to understand the type of learner he or she is.  Only by evaluating all aspects of a student’s learning style does the teacher ensure the student a quality school experience.  There are so many ways to know a student well, and at Journeys School we strive to understand all of the different facets that make a student unique and special.

Beginning in the fall of 2005, Journeys School adopted the Schools Attuned program as another means of support and way to understand our students better as learners. The Schools Attuned program was developed by Dr. Mel Levine and his non-profit organization All Kinds of Minds. The program is based on the notion that there are eight distinct areas of our brains that affect how we perform as learners. These areas of brain-based learning, called neurodevelopmental constructs, are: attention, memory, language, temporal-sequential ordering, spatial ordering, neuromotor function, higher order cognition, and social cognition. Students may have strengths or weaknesses, and understanding these differences supports learning goals. As of fall 2006, nine Journeys School faculty have been fully trained in the Schools Attuned program, and 23 faculty participated in a day long workshop presented by Dr. Levine.

The Schools Attuned program involves parents, teachers, and the student being attuned in a collaborative process that results in creating a neurodevelopmental profile of the learner. The profile shows areas of strengths and weakness for the learner, and serves as a tool for teachers to better understand a student’s learning style in order to differentiate appropriately. Using the profile, we can work to strengthen a student’s strengths, while simultaneously leveraging those strengths to support areas of struggle.  At Journeys School, we embrace the idea that everyone learns differently, and that success looks different for every student. With the Schools Attuned program, we are able to know our students even better than we already know them, and help them find success their own ways.

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