Mathematical Mindsets Matter
Mathematical Mindsets Matter: How Ravenscroft is Helping Students Develop and Nurture Positive Attitudes Towards Mathematics Math. When you hear this word, what emotions surface? Nervousness, nausea, fear? If so, then you are not alone. Sadly, studies show that students as young as first and second grade have reported...
Identity Day 2017
This is a guest post by Lower School Instructors, Karrah Lewis and Dante Johnson “We are all alike AND different. That is what makes our community special and wonderful. No matter who you are, where you come from, where you live, who you admire, what you eat, what games...
Early Readers to Lifelong Leaders
This is a guest post written by Ruth Thomas, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist and Chelsey Watkins, Assistant Head of Lower School Why is a quality EARLY childhood education so important to literacy? Ravenscroft’s partnership with the Center For Creative Leadership took root from the recognition that businesses are...
Makerspace Moments
This is a guest post written by Assistant Head of Lower School, Chelsey Watkins We are excited to announce that the Lower School Makerspace is officially OPEN and students have already been putting it to good use! If you pop into this space, be prepared! You might see…...
Mix It Up
This is a guest post by Karrah Lewis and Dante Johnson about the Lower School’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and their efforts this year. “Suppose you have an apple and you have a pineapple. They are different, but similar. One similarity I can think of is that they both...
The Footprints We Leave Behind
This is a guest post written by our new Assistant Head of Lower School, Chelsey Watkins. Mrs. Watkins beautifully shares her journey, what has inspired her along the way, and what excites her about our Ravenscroft community. Feet. Many think of them as one of the least glamorous parts of our...
We Believe In Inclusive Learning Environments
This is a guest post written by Lower School Diversity and Inclusion committee chairs, Karrah Lewis and Carmen Hernandez It is amazing to observe our Lower School scholars learning and growing each day. These early years in school are so important for building strong foundations in all areas of development– intellectual, physical,...
Mythbusters: Lead From Here Edition
This is a guest blog from third grade instructor, Jennifer Baccus A few weeks ago, I was watching the show MythBusters with my son. If you have never watched the show, the two hosts take a commonly held misconception or urban legend and go through as many steps...
Collaboration in Children’s Books
This is a guest post by Ruth Thomas, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Lower School This week our first Tree Talk focused on collaboration, one of our Lead from Here competencies. In Lower School, we define collaboration as “working with others so we can do more, better”. We will...
A Summer Reading Plan- Guest Post by Ruth Thomas
There are never enough summer days to read all the good books that have been written. However, the power to choose what to read motivates everyone to read more. Gershwin’s aria, Summertime, in the well-known opera, Porgy and Bess, affirms that the “livin’ is easy” during this season. Not...
