Hello Foundations Families and Friends, Some of you may wonder why Foundations students spend regular time at school listening to music while they do tracing and cursive. Well, the fact is, music has a big impact on brain development. Studies have shown that listening to specially composed music can: Increase intelligence by boosting spatial reasoning. Repair brain damage. Improve language and …
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Quitting the Habit of Quitting
Hello Foundations Families and Friends, For today's growth mindset discussion, we will be exploring the following questions... Have you ever wondered why there are people who, regardless of the obstacles they face, often seem to persevere, while there are other people who often quit at the first sign of adversity? Is it possible to change from being a person whose default mode is to quit, and …
Persevering When Life Feels Out of Control and Unfair
Dear Foundations Families and Friends, During our growth mindset discussion time this week we are discussing the question, how can we persevere in a world that seems out of control and where pain, division, and heartache surrounds us?... As we celebrate St. Patrick's Day today, I am reminded of the inspirational story of Patrick, who endured and overcame great hardship. Born in 385 AD, Patrick …
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Another Story of Hope and Healing
Hello Foundations Families and Friends!In place of our usual growth mindset discussion this week, I would like to share with you another story of hope and healing. I recently received the following email from the parent of a Foundations student: "FYI, we just received an email from Noah’s history teacher letting us know how well he has been doing in history class. He said he noticed a …
Foundations From a Student’s Perspective
Hello Wonderful Foundations Families and Friends! I am excited to share with you an interview that I had with one of our amazing students, Ethan Munck. Though it's helpful for you and I to have dialogue about how Foundations impacts students, I think that there is really no better way to hear about the program than from one of our students. While some of you might already know Ethan from his …
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