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Mastery of Skills and Cultural Change

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March 18, 2020·

Do the recent events surrounding the Varsity Blues admission scandal call for a change in our school cultures? What do we value, promote and reward as teachers and parents that can lead to a different result for students?

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March 18, 2020·

Preserving beautiful historic buildings and retaining their use as gathering places devoted to the arts is an essential part of what turns an ordinary place into an extraordinary community.

Greenwich Alliance for Education Invests In Student’s Success

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March 18, 2020·

Greenwich Alliance Executive Director shares an interview with Destiny, an AVID GHS program graduate, about how being noticed, as having potential, changed the educational experience and course of her life. Destiny, now, a first generation college graduate gives credit to her teachers, mentors, and the Greenwich Alliance for Education and is ready to give back and assist another person's life journey.

Risk vs Danger: Outdoor Play and Living IRL

Greenwich Sentinel·
March 18, 2020·

As parents and teachers, we have the responsibility of keeping our children safe, however, eliminating the possibility of risk as opposed to the presence of danger can rob a child of the critical ability to differentiate between a risk to be overcome through skill development and a danger to be avoided.

Greenwich Sentinel·
March 18, 2020·

This column is about the love of learning and how one teacher can have a lasting impact on your life.

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A Small Gesture Triggers Community-Wide Acts of Kindness

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March 18, 2020·

Greenwich Hospital Emergency Department staff expressed their gratitude for the acts of kindness from the community they serve. (submitted photo) What began as a…

Removing the Academic Ceiling for Early Learners

Greenwich Sentinel·
March 18, 2020·

Can an elementary education be academically rigorous? Providing experiences that give students fluidity in applying their reasoning, communication, and metacognitive skills simultaneously and at their own pace breeds undeniably strong early learners.

The Importance of Community Non-Profits

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March 18, 2020·

By providing critical services to often underserved populations, the nonprofit sector has been a driving force to improve people’s lives while helping to stimulate local economic stability and mobility.

Shared Stewardship at Greenwich Point

Greenwich Sentinel·
March 18, 2020·

Chris Franco writes about the many organizations in town that act as stewards of the crown jewel of our town’s park system, Greenwich Point. Since the town of Greenwich acquired the beautiful 147-acre waterfront park 75 years ago, our residents have worked tirelessly and with great dedication to conserve its natural beauty, and to shape it to become an amazing resource for our residents.

Obituary: Gloria Gekas

Greenwich Sentinel·
March 18, 2020·

Gloria S. Gekas, 81 of Macungie passed away surrounded by her family on March 14, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. She was…

Day: March 18, 2020

Mastery of Skills and Cultural Change

The Art & Power of Film