We are so proud of our New Story Schools Ohio Award Winners! What an incredible group of educators that support our students day in and day out! Congratulations to all the winners! 😊💙💛
Congrats to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools McKee Road Elementary for winning our Panthers Spirit Rocks art contest and taking home the top grant award! We look forward to seeing you at the game tonight.
🔥 Absolutely love this post! 🔥 Being a first-generation student, my experience playing baseball at the community college level paved the way for my Division 1 aspirations, my Bachelor's degree, and even a career in professional baseball. Now, I'm passionate about supporting and advocating for community college student-athletes. That's why I pursued my Masters in College Counseling and Student Development – to give back to students aiming for higher education and athletic success. If you're interested in how Community College Athletics impacts students, check out this post and share your thoughts below. #3C2A#CommunityCollegeAthletics#StudentAthletes#DreamBig#HigherEducation
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When I think about the reason California Community Colleges and Santa Ana College means so much to our students, community, alum and to me personally, I think about the purpose around our mission to empower the most talented individuals.
Santa Ana College Alum C.J. Wilson and former Angels Professional Baseball player and former Don player--awarded the California Junior College Co-Player of the Year award and I had a fun moment connecting a few years ago during Santa Ana College's 100th celebration.
Seeing moments like this again remind me of love of the game of life and higher education and why it all matters so very much. C.J. Wilson
As an Executive Board member of Kids' Chance of Florida, it is with a grateful and humble heart to partner with industry leaders like One Call, providing an employee-funded scholarship to Florida student Montse Gallegos.
In August 2022, Montse’s father, a warehouse manager passed away due to injuries following a workplace accident. Later that year, Montse’s mother was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. On the heels of an extremely tragic year, the Kids’ Chance of Florida/One Call scholarship is enabling her to attend college without the added stress of tuition payments.
“Workplace injuries affect the whole family,” said One Call CEO Jay Krueger. “While trying to overcome grief, families are also forced to deal with mounting financial pressures. We are sensitive to these burdensome situations, which is why we want to be a part of the solution. This scholarship provides the children of critically or fatally injured workers with a path forward. We are proud to play a small role in helping them attain a much brighter future.”
Kids’ Chance of Florida is a state chapter of Kids’ Chance of America, a charitable organization that is dedicated to making a significant difference in the lives of all children affected by workplace injuries by helping them pursue and achieve their educational goals. Children of these workers can no longer count on the income of the injured or deceased parent. Accompanying the grief of loss, or the need to deal with an injured parent, is the increased likelihood that they cannot afford a college education. Since its founding in 1988, Kids' Chance of America has awarded more than 10,000 scholarships totaling more than $36 million.
To learn more about how you can support our mission, visit https://lnkd.in/eEXu8ehx#kidschancefl#kidschanceflorida#kidschance#moremoneyformorekids#scholarships
We’re excited to announce our 2023 Kids' Chance of Florida One Call Scholarship recipient! Congratulations to Montserrat “Montse” Gallegos of Vero Beach High School! To learn more about Montse’s journey and the incredible work Kids' Chance of America is doing, check out the full press release. https://bit.ly/47coCw0
Our Head of Admissions Lindi Smit had the pleasure of sitting down with David Bell from the PCD GROUP to give an overview of our school in which she shares essential information that sets us apart.
The discussion points are as listed below:
▶ 00:00 - Introduction from Lindi Smit, Head of Admissions at LVS Ascot
▶ 00:38 - Could you paint a picture of LVS Ascot School and tell more about it?
▶ 01:52 - Which countries or locations do students in your program predominantly come from?
▶ 03:01 - For students seeking a British-style education, what do you believe they are looking for from LVS Ascot?
▶ 04:00 - Where do students go on to from the school and what destinations?
▶ 05:27 - How do term times and new school years work between international schools?
▶ 07:22 - Are you hopeful of establishing connections with professionals in the markets you operate in, as well as the broader professional community in Jersey?
If your curious about our school then this is a video you don't want to miss; listen to the FULL clip here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2YTXm9D
In the second installment of our 3-part series, Joshua Sheats and I delve further into the subject of education and how worldschooling his own five children has altered his ideas about what makes a “well-educated man.” Enjoy!
https://hubs.ly/Q02t0czt0
The OCULL Community of Practice is pleased to host Jim Fong, on May 15, for a discussion on The State of Higher Education: An Update on the Employer and Adult Learner.
IYKYK, Jim was a stellar keynote speaker for us back in 2023, and a highlight of the event. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the great minds in the field of lifelong learning.
Register here: https://lnkd.in/gFp9Fciu
Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo opened this week’s class with an important message for students:
“This is the time for our community to really exercise empathy and compassion toward each other.”
Count me among the students Judy Brown helped during her 43 years at Watkinson School .
As a new educator, here are some #wordsofwisdom I gleaned from Judy's career:
🥉 Keep your humanity front and center.
Often, this advice is applied in the context of interacting with students (e.g: see students as human), but I think that it is easier to be human as a student—especially if you happen to be a student with one or more marginalized identity—if the people in power who you interface with (that means educators in all roles) first own their own fallibility—and lives outside of work! An easy way to set these kind of humanity-affirming (and thus healthy) expectations: Explicitly say when you check
your emails/other work communications in your email signature, syllabus, or any other student-facing information page. If you, for example, work from 9 to 5 on Mondays through Fridays then, this way, a student who sends an email at 6 PM at Friday KNOWS that you are not blowing them off if you respond at 9 AM on Monday. Another (more fun) way to display your humanity is to have mementos in your office or virtual space, inviting conversation about hobbies and other non-work dimensions of life. (No person is one-dimensional!) 📧 🍋
🥈 Don't forget about SMART goals.
At least for me, this is something I tend to slip with as the school year / semester goes on, but they're called SMART goals for a reason! And they're smart for students and educators alike! Start a meeting with discussion of goals named (and preferably written or in some other way made "tangible") last time. End a meeting with articulation of new goals and/or refinement of previously-articulated goals. Ambition is important, but ambition without direction is a recipe for burnout. And victories of any size are revitalizing—and call for celebration! 📋 🔥
In case you need a reminder of what SMART goals are:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-Based
🥇 Always maintain a curiosity stance.
Enter as a co-investigator, not the judge. Combine your expertise (e.g: of a program's GPA requirements, of your class' rules around late work, etc.) with the expertise of the student (e.g: career goals, circumstances that led to work not being completed on-time, etc.). You are on the same team! And even if you do not get the result that you want, there is always a learning experience to be gleaned. 🔎 🧠
What lessons have you learned from retiring educators who touched your life? Please share in this space! 💭
#grateful#reflection#educator
Hagan Brown and I are so proud of our Mom, Judy Brown, who was honored today at Watkinson School, where she has taught and worked one on one with students for 43 years. Mom’s commitment to collaboration with her colleagues, tireless time spent with hundreds of students over the decades, and unwavering passion for academic excellence balanced with a care and compassion for all learning styles makes her one of the great educators of her time! Mom, we are so proud of the mark you have left on so many- including us! Today we toast you and all that you continue to do. Here is to a retirement well deserved and filled with new adventures, exploration and continued service to others. We love you!
💡Imagine a school where belonging, connection, and joy create equitable learning environments and celebrate individual identities. In the next episode of Brief But Spectacular: The Future of Education (supported by XQ Institute), NACA Inspired Schools Network shows the power of community, culture, and respect in shaping a future of learning that inspires student success and empowers families to choose affirming environments for their children. 🙌🌎🤝
Watch now! https://lnkd.in/g5tsP_aY
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President Thierfelder shares his gratitude as we begin the fall semester. Learn about the first week of classes and much more in his latest update!
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1moCongrats, and thank you all for what you do.