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Four, Free, Fabulous, Fun Ways to Get Kids Coding

July 26, 2019 in Coding, Precollege Education, Programming, STEM

Parents want schools to offer computer science, but most don’t. Here are four, fabulous, free, fun ways to get your kid, tween, or teen coding!

Most Likely to Succeed

Education. We all got one. What does it mean now to be educated, how do we structure school, and what makes the next generation, Most Likely to Succeed?

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Dec 29, 2023

Teamwork and Trophies: The Evergreen Value of Student Competitions

Dec 29, 2023

Teaching our youth that they will experience both wins and losses – and how to take the next step following either outcome – is one of the most important lessons we can impart to them. And mentoring students to work effectively in team configurations is one of the most evergreen, and difficult, lessons we can share in steering the outcomes of competition toward wins.

Dec 29, 2023

Jun 6, 2021

COVID-Era Graduates Learned Big Life Lessons

Jun 6, 2021

What a strange year this has been for our graduating students. COVID was certainly their "senior surprise" — but other challenges materialized as well. Their grit in powering through it and asking for social and emotional support when needed yielded realistic strategies they’ll tap when life presents new obstacles and crises.

Jun 6, 2021

Feb 12, 2021

Masked Instruments Still Make Sweet Music

Feb 12, 2021

How do you maintain COVID-19 mitigation protocols when making music — an art form that requires exhaling breath forcefully to play wind instruments? You get creative, like our Adelson Arts Chair, David Philippus, who discovered that everyday objects can effectively block air flow.

Feb 12, 2021