One of the delights of each new school year at TWLS is the chance for the faculty, the parents, and the students to all meet each other for the first time at our annual ice cream social.
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Ice Cream Social Launches New School Year
August 31st, 2010Teacher Spotlight - Sarah Trout
July 29th, 2010While our students are off enjoying their summer holiday, we wanted to check in with our teaching staff to see what they’re thinking about this summer. We spoke with Sarah Trout, who has been working with us for over two years now, about how she learned about TWLS, what she loves about it and what she does for fun.
Bringing Business Smarts to TWLS
July 22nd, 2010Most kids have probably run a lemonade stand in their neighborhood once or twice at some point, but that’s as far as that business will go. The Whole Learning School has taken that basic lemonade stand idea and expanded it into a week-long camp for children with special needs; helping them become real business owners. Read the rest of this entry »
Why We Teach American Sign Language: Part Three
July 13th, 2010Why We Teach American Sign Language: Part Two
July 6th, 2010Last week in Part 1 of our series, we discussed why American Sign Language (ASL) is so valuable to our students as a vehicle to help them improve their motor control and spatial awareness. Now, we’d like to talk a little about the types of personal and social growth – and some of the wonderful stories – that come from the ASL classroom.
Why We Teach American Sign Language: Part One
June 29th, 2010How many 11-year-olds have the concentration, attention, and energy to learn another language, a language with no familiar sounds, words, or sentence structures?
Teacher Spotlight - Kim Gallant
June 22nd, 2010This summer, we wanted to give our families and friends a peek at the lives and backgrounds of our teachers, for they are who shape the children’s lives and make TWLS so special . We have asked Kim Gallant to share with us this week a bit about herself and how she got involved with TWLS, as well as a couple of fun facts. Married with two daughters, Kim has just finished her first year of teaching at TWLS and we have been happy to have her onboard.
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Weekly Highlights: May 24-28
June 1st, 2010This week - spelling, farm animal games, and a special trip to a Wisconsin farm to learn about farm animals firsthand!
From Sarah Trout:
This week we are focusing on farm animals.
Weekly Highlights: May 10-14
May 14th, 2010Let’s go fly a kite! See a quick video of a TWLS spring recess, as well as them learning all about trains, transportation, and spelling in Sarah Trout’s classroom.