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During this transitional year children have the opportunity to make a more gradual move ...
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Kindergarten is a transitional year when children move from a playful learning setting to more formal modes ...
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In First Grade, students begin to build the important skills necessary for lifelong learning and discovery ....
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In Second Grade, students build on the social, emotional, and cognitive foundations developed ....
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Having experienced the expansion of learning in 3rd Grade and the internalization ...
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Fourth Grade becomes a place of active action research by skilled critical thinkers ...
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The great transition year begins as 5th graders reach into deeper studies of process ....
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Sara Mintz - Director
Sara serves as the founder and director of the Growing Garden schools which includes ...
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Dr. Debra Bogle - Principal
Dr. Debra E.S. Bogle has guided children for over 25 years as a classroom teacher ...
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Alta Gordon - Director of Development
Alta was born in New York and raised in Toronto. After continuing her education in ...
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Tracy Larson - Kindergarten Teacher
Tracy taught the at the Growing Garden Preschool from 2006. Since 2009 Tracy has ...
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Neda Javadi - 2nd Grade Teacher
Neda graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science...
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Who are the “Mystery Readers” at Read Alouds?
Reading is such a crucial component to your child’s learning. Yet, is reading practice enough? There is another very important component to your child’s reading. Research shows that reading to children on a daily basis leads to huge success in the children’s educational growth. At the Academy of the Arts, teachers incorporate reading ...
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Why is Small Group Learning More Effective?
As a parent or guardian, how do you decide what school to sign your child up for? Is it the closest school to your house? The most popular school in the district? Or the one where your child’s friends are all attending? Instead of some of these questions probing your thoughts, think about, where is ...
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Welcome Sara Ceitlin- Global Teacher
Sara Ceitlin, grew up in Toronto, Canada with many brothers and sisters, including her sister, Morah Alta Gordon our Academy Director. Sara studied abroad in Milan, Italy to further her teaching (pedagogy) education. She has taught Hebrew in academy schools, and run programming for young learners and high school students. Sara enjoys playing piano, reading ...
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Welcome to our Global Language & Global Community Teachers- Devorah, Sara and Shayna
Dear Friends, We are delighted to introduce you to our intelligent, caring and globally-focused teachers- Devorah, Sara and Shayna who are with us for the 2019- 2020 school year. Our Global teachers are with our children everyday teaching both Hebrew and Judaica studies. Our community is so fortunate to be a leader in developing Global ...
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Well-Being and Positive Outlook Adoption is a Skillset
We can adopt positivity. Our mindset is up to us. Neuroplasticity demonstrates we can in fact, change and strengthen our neural pathways. We all have new and wonderful things to learn! Dr. Bogle https://centerhealthyminds.org/join-the-movement/why-well-being-is-skill
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Emotional Style Questionnaire from the Center for Healthy Minds at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dear Friends, Dr. Richard Davidson is the Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Davidson is known for his groundbreaking work on emotions and the brain. His research and work largely focuses on neural bases of EMOTION and EMOTIONAL STYLE as well as methods and strategies to ...
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Growing Garden is leading the way in supporting the WHOLE CHILD.
Dear Friends, So much of what we in academia try to incorporate in larger school systems in order to offer the best possible learning environment, is in fact HAPPENING NOW at Growing Garden Academy! Please read the article and click on the hyperlink to see the full article that relates to us the 4 major ...
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Cafe Klatsch hosted by Dr. Bogle for September with Amanda Weintraub!
Dear Parents and Community Members, Our first Cafe Klatsch is coming up! We meet in the JCC library or small schule. On September, 20, 2019 at 8:45 am please join Dr. Bogle and her guest, Amanda Weintraub, a pediatric occupational therapist for interesting and relevant information surrounding developmental stages and play skills from 12 months ...
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Morah Alta and Morah Sarale share the heritage
Morah Alta and Morah Sarale begin sharing the joy of heritage, identity and community with our youngest students. Responsive classroom practices shape our children’s relationships with family, heritage, community and joy! What beautiful gifts to give your children- the gift of heritage. Thank you Parents of Growing Garden Academy!
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