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This article originally appeared in Stamford Advocate By David Rafferty Our public schools are in the news so often for non-educational reasons that it’s hard to keep track of all the goings on. Some schools are overcrowded, others are not, but wait, don’t we have a racial imbalance problem? Let’s solve that with magnet schools. Or a new school. Or …

The article originally appeared in Innovate My School. By Sue Amacker The practice of mindfulness has become incredibly popular in schools. Mindfulness works by creating an environment for learning and allowing for whole-child development of skills such as self-regulation, focus, and empathy. Many schools also include a Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) programs to assist teachers in creating a positive classroom environment …

By: Becca J. G. Godwin A band of middle schoolers took to the radio to perform some songs Monday afternoon, but the instruments they played weren’t what you’d normally expect: iPads. Private school High Meadows‘ “iPad ensemble,” SoundTapp, was featured on WABE-FM 90.1. Two of the students, who said they also play traditional instruments (flute and bass clarinet), talked about how they …

By Jay Underwood and Margaret Jones Ah, the one-room schoolhouse. Born of necessity in remote areas of the country, it seems to be a whimsical relic in education. But teachers who took on this complex classroom community discovered that it had a multitude of benefits. Younger kids learned from older ones. Older kids mentored younger ones. Children of different ages …

ROSWELL, Ga. — Jay Underwood, head of High Meadows School, has been awarded a fully-funded fellowship to the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership’s 2017 Heads of Schools Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. This honor, established in 1991, is granted to just twenty heads of schools across the world annually. The 2017 cohort includes heads from across the continental …