http://www.globalvillageschool.org/k8-curriculum.html
Take a look at our curriculum samples by grade here:
http://www.globalvillageschool.org/k8-sample.html
Posted under Announcements, Education, Homeschooling
This post was written by Global Village School on September 3, 2010
Check this out, it looks great!
Rachel Brazie, a Spring 2010 Woolman graduate, created Sustainable. Affordable. A Young People’s Guide to Sustainable Food Shopping for her Environmental Science Project. You can read all about how to shop ethically without breaking the bank. Just click on the title and you’ll be taken to a page where you can read the guide.
Posted under Activism, Education
This post was written by Global Village School on August 23, 2010
This is not about homeschooling but it is about education and it’s important! Check out this informative video about CPR that does not require mouth-to-mouth contact:
http://medicine.arizona.edu/spotlight/learn-sarver-heart-centers-continuous-chest-compression-cpr
Posted under Announcements, Education
This post was written by Global Village School on July 29, 2010
QUEENSLAND children are so anxious over national tests they are wetting the bed and being physically sick, a federal inquiry has been warned.
Concerns over the exam regime has also prompted a rare public statement from staff at one state school, who described Education Queensland’s “mandate” to lift results by 4 per cent as “unreasonable”.
A raft of concerns about NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) has been raised in hundreds of submissions from parents, schools and educators to a federal inquiry, which is examining the administration and reporting of the tests.
Posted under Current Events, Education
This post was written by Global Village School on July 22, 2010
We haven’t had a chance to read this yet, but it looks interesting and it’s free!
The book is called Teaching as an Act of Love: Thoughts and Recollections of a Former Teacher, Principal and Kid, written by Richard Lakin. Here’s a brief description:
“The 55 thought-provoking, humorous and heartwarming pieces in this collection are geared to teachers, principals, parents, and all those concerned with making schools more loving and effective. It presents a close look at a school staff working together to create a caring and challenging learning environment where children come first, as well as at a real partnership between school and home.”
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Posted under Announcements, Education
This post was written by Global Village School on July 6, 2010
