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May 25, 2022Early Childhood, Lower Elementary, Uncategorized, Upper Elementaryby

Newbery Award Winners 2000- 2022

(to access the entire Newbery list go to: www.ala.org) 2022: The Last Quentista by Donna Barba Higuera Había una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra’s world is …
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April 6, 2022authors, CCHS, Current Events, faculty, Upper Elementaryby

An Adventure in Reading: Homestead Teacher Judges International Book Contest

As a young author at the start of my career, one of my peers was asked to judge a book award. At the time, that felt like a far-away goal – something I could never imagine being invited to do. I remember thinking, I hope I get to have that experience someday. Fast forward twenty years...
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February 29, 2020Current Students, Montessori Curriculum, School life, students, Upper Elementaryby

A Student’s Perspective on Montessori History Lessons

While Montessori stressed the importance of using real objects and the use of authentic names and terms with young children in the first plane of development (through age 6) she sometimes referred to the elementary years (6-12) as the “Age of Imagination.” Elementary Montessori teachers …
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February 17, 2020Current Students, faculty, Peace Curriculum, School Vision and Mission, Upper Elementaryby

Upper Elementary Makes Homestead School an International Peace Site

Written by Melissa Cahn, Upper Elementary Teacher On January 22, 2020, the Upper Elementary and Middle School students dedicated The Homestead School as an International Peace Site. This school wide celebration featured drumming, songs of peace, and reciting the following Peace Actions: Seek peace within yourself …
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