What Kind of School Is This?

January 13, 2012 Categories: Art, Awards, Community, Education, Middle School, Philosophy by 0 Comments

Quite often, I find myself answering the question, “What kind of school is this?” Usually, it comes after I mention something I did with my students, like washing eggs or planning meals at the local grocery store.   After describing Cornerstone, an expected follow up question is always, “Well, how do you think they will do [...]

CLC’s Winter 2011-2012 Newsletter

January 11, 2012 Categories: Alumni, Art, Awards, Community, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Middle School, Philosophy, Preschool by 0 Comments

Here’s a sneak peak of the CLC’s forthcoming winter newsletter. Please feel free to leave your comments, reflections and suggestions in the comments below. Cheers. Open publication – Free publishing – More education

CLC in the Press

January 9, 2012 Categories: Community, Core Virtues, Elementary School, Music, Outreach, Preschool, Service Learning by 0 Comments

Here are a couple of pieces by Tom Flanigan of WFSU that highlight some of the service learning CLC students have been doing. The first one is a feature on Environment Florida which recently held an event advocating for smart growth for Florida’s future. The clip opens with 5th grader, Grace, reading a poem she [...]

Where Does It Go?

December 20, 2011 Categories: Art, Community, Core Virtues, Elementary School, Giving, Outreach, Service Learning, Student Work by 0 Comments

By Jennifer Edgar, Second Grade Teacher Each month 2nd grade, with all of East House, makes dessert for Hope Community, a shelter providing clean clothes, showers, and meals for men, women and children. Coordinating with our middle school students, who serve the residents the desserts we have prepared, we consider the virtue of giving while [...]

Off the Chart Learning Curves

December 13, 2011 Categories: Education, Learning, Philosophy by 0 Comments

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about a series of questions Roland Barth posed during an institute (Improving Schools: The Art of Leadership) I attended a couple of summers ago at the Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. “When was your learning curve off the chart?” he asked. “What were the principle elements of that experience that made [...]

Decoding Your Child’s ITBS Score

December 5, 2011 Categories: Education, Learning by 0 Comments

Here is a quick slide show to help you make sense of some of the language used to analyze your child’s ITBS scores. Still have questions? Contact your child’s teacher to learn more. Decoding Your Child's ITBS Scores View more presentations from Cornerstone Learning Community

Soccer Pictures

Soccer Pictures

December 4, 2011 Categories: Athletics by 0 Comments

Pictures by Kevin Sossong

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