Posts by Alyce Penn
Search Advisory Committee Director of Advancement and External Affairs Caroline Kane Bagnall, Parent Lisa Bicksel, Music Teacher Mirella Gaines, Preschool Teacher Edwin Gordon, Head of School Holly Keimig, Middle School Teacher Mandy Limberg, 4th Grade Teacher Patrick Min, Parent Alyce Penn, Director of Marketing & Communications
Read MoreOvercoming Challenging Transitions
CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG Counselor’s Corner OVERCOMING CHALLENGING TRANSITIONS By Rebecca Ginnetti, M.Ed. Does your child have difficulty transitioning from home to school schedules or from weekend/holiday to school routines? Transitions are challenging for many children, our young ones and even our middle schoolers. With Thanksgiving and Winter break right around the corner, here are 5…
Read MoreYou Are More Than What You See
This innovative 8th grade art project helped students look at themselves in a very different way.
Read MoreUp for Debate
CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG Up for Debate Through Congressional’s Speech and Drama curriculum, middle school students engage in specialized training to refine critical public speaking skills that they will carry forward into high school, college, and their careers. While Congressional students practice public speaking skills at all age levels (even in the Early Childhood Program), the…
Read MoreCelebrating 30 Years with Infants and Toddlers
CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG Celebrating 35 Years with Infants and Toddlers Congressional School’s 35th Anniversary for their Early Childhood Program Congressional School has provided outstanding childcare services to the community for over 35 years. Our Early Childhood program (known back then as the Infant and Toddler Center) began in the late 1980s as a service for…
Read MoreThe Power of Reading Aloud
Most parents understand the importance of reading to their children, but many parents might not realize the extent of the power that reading aloud brings to their child’s cognitive and literary development.
Read MoreWelcome to Little Colts Academy
Now in its third year, Little Colts Academy was established by Tavis Laws, Congressional’s Director of Athletics and Physical Education, as a way to introduce younger students to intramural sports.
Read MoreChincoteague Bay Field Study
7th graders venture out on an inspiring ecological study of a wildlife refuge.
Read MoreSome Thoughts on the Writing Process
As students move through the grades, there is growing emphasis on the writing process, and the volume and style of writing increase across the curriculum. In the following article, fifth and sixth grade English teacher, Cameron Yassine, outlines his own writing process, discussing how he perseveres through challenges and draws upon this experience to help students improve and grow as writers.
Read MorePainting Without Sight
Learning About John Bramblitt and the Five Senses in Kindergarten
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