Going to school is good, too

While we would have liked to be out and about these last few school years, we have been grateful for the many, many good people who have been part of our girls learning in public school--their delightful classmates and their families, creative teachers, helpful staff, dedicated administration, the friendly folks who keep up the facilities, and all those helping behind the scenes. 

 

COVID sure added new complications for teachers, we've been impressed as they've continued even still to pivot to creating online learning options as needed, which we know is not easy!

Our fun librarians brought back "Battle of the Books" which our girls missed during COVID.
(The kids read books and compete in teams to answer challenging questions about them, we are also grateful for those who compile book lists of quality reads!)

The outstanding Portuguese teachers in our elementary school language immersion program not only help our girls keep up their language, but inspire them by their kindness and enthusiasm, help them understand culture, and give them opportunities to share their learning.

Their teachers also plan enriching outings.

And they invite parents to join in the learning, which we love. 

From music to art to technology experiences, our schools give our girls a good variety of learning experiences.

At the high school, the music teacher cultivates a community in the choirs and leads them to excellence in performing. He also teachers a rigorous music theory course that has challenged and grown our girls, and he has coached and cheered them on in their learning. 

We've been amazed at the extra time and energy some of their teachers pour into innovative learning experiences that have made even subjects our girls haven't thought they'd like really engaging, like this AP government teacher here at a pre-test breakfast cheering her team to "5"s (the highest AP score).

 

From writing their own bills, running mock campaigns, baking symbolic supreme court cakes, to weaving through room sized webs or writing haiku for test reviews, this teacher made learning fun and helped them really remember what they learned.

The students were able to capture a whole year of learning on a shower curtain.

The chemistry teacher loves teaching high school so much she keeps teaching one class in her retirement. Our girls first chemistry learning was fantastic with her fascinating labs and her kind encouragement, they even enjoyed the hours of homework.
We are just so inspired by so many teachers who give so much!

We are also amazed and inspired by so many good students our girls share their school days with, like this sweet friend of Kalina's who hand built this magnificent new podium for the school as her parting gift.

 So many good people helping our youth grow, and so many good young people preparing to go out and share their goodness with the world!