It’s now time to apply to CLC for the

2012/13 school year!

 

We invite you to schedule a tour with our Admissions Director, Betsey Brown. Please email Betsey at bbrown@cornerstonelc.com or call 386-5550.

Our Latest Posts

“Rats” (The 2012 All School Play — In Images)

All photos by Jason Flom

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Talking Points: Your Brain on Learning

There’s an often spoke truism at the intersection of neuroscience and education: Practice makes permanent. It refers to the process by which the brain makes connections between neurons. Neurologist turned educator, Judy Willis, defines this “neuroplasticity,” as “as the selective organizing of connections between neurons in our brains.” Author Sara Bernard expands on the topic [...]

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First Grade Poetry

Enjoy these verses from first grade poets… A Dolphin’s Tale by Tyson A dolphins tale is like a shovel That gallops across the sea Pushes through the surface Untitled by Sean Roses are red, Violets are blue You can’t solve a mystery  Without a clue   The Earth by Brantley   A giant ball of gas, [...]

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Sights and Sounds of the Middle School Science Week

By Karen Metcalf, Middle School Lead Science Teacher Middle school this week has been an interesting place. Were you to have placed a few hidden cameras and microphones around campus, this is what you might have seen and heard. “Do you have magnet wire? My windmill needs some to light the bulb.” “Have you ever [...]

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(Totem) Pole Raising!

By Jennifer Edgar, 2nd Grade Lead Techer Take a mish-mash of recycled cardboard boxes, some acrylic paints, and a plethora of background knowledge on cultures and what do you come up with?  An iconic 2nd grade totem pole, of course! After completing a much loved GEMS (Great Explorations in Math and Science) unit titled, “Investigating [...]

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What our community members say . . .

My children enjoy science and have opportunities to explore outdoors.  I am overjoyed when they say, “I have a hypothesis . . .” and then test it.

– Parent of a kindergartener and a 3rd grader

I love CLC because . . . my daughter is learning to speak and write in Spanish, and my son will often tell me how to say certain words in French.

– Parent of two CLC students

Cornerstone has the long view in mind. They aren’t teaching students. They are raising thinkers. They aren’t teaching to a test. They are teaching a life-long love of learning. They know that the answers aren’t as important as the questions. They aren’t cordoning off the imagination. They bring it into the classroom. And they believe that education works best when it’s challenging and rigorous–not busy and time-consuming. The core virtues aren’t talking points. They are put into practice.

– Parent of two graduates and two current students

My children are treated as individuals and their thoughts are respected and celebrated.

– Parent of two students at CLC

Cornerstone has fostered my daughter’s love of learning and sense of community involvement. I simply cannot recommend Cornerstone highly enough.

– Parent of a middle schooler

My oldest child came from a school where he was not doing any writing tasks, to Cornerstone, where within 2 months he’d won a writing competition.

– Parent of two CLC students