There’s a new book I’ve been reading that I’m thoroughly enjoying. It’s titled: “UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World” by Michele Borba, Ed.D. The back cover of the book states, “Teens today are 40 percent less empathetic …
Clariden’s middle school and high school team’s “Tiny House” project met the specific criteria for the architectural division of the United States Super STEM Competition. Students built tiny houses to scale. This was a very challenging project that incorporated design, art, …
MIDDLE SCHOOL – HIGH SCHOOL TEAM HEADS TO WASHINGTON, D.C. Southlake, TX – April 19, 2017 – The Clariden School, a North Texas leader in accredited, private PreK – High School STEAM education, today announced that their middle school – …
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM HEADS TO WORLD FINALS IN MAY 2017 Southlake, TX – April 19, 2017 – The Clariden School, a North Texas leader in accredited, private PreK – High School STEAM education, today announced that their high school team …
We have accomplished some amazingly big things at Clariden for being a school of our size. While competing at the BEST competition several years back one of the judges said to me, “Clariden is the small school with big muscle. …
While teaching at the university level, I had the opportunity to teach a course called Practicum. As a part of this course, students worked at a place of business gaining practical experience. Over the years, I’ve taught numerous sessions of …
What’s Hygge? Pronounced: HOO-GA Hygee is a Danish term that according to Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen is the Danish secret to happy living. You’re probably asking me why I’m addressing this in Clariden‘s newsletter. Well, …
I teach a parenting class each weekend and one of the members of my class was interested in gaining insight into how to teach children to be humble. As I researched the topic, I stumbled across a recently published article …
We’re heading into what in the private school world is referred to as “admissions season”. Over the course of the past several weeks I’ve toured numerous families and have already received applications for the 2017/2018 school year. Several families, as …
I’m a firm believer that there are no silly questions. All questions are worthy to be asked. The educator in me knows that even the silliest of questions can lead to a learning opportunity. The other day a visiting parent asked me a great question – one in which few ask. The parent …