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Aiming for Successful Starts!

CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG New Faculty and Learning Targets: Aiming for Successful Starts! 2025 Head of School Faculty Innovation Grant Winners: Susie Welty & Maura Rice  Imagine a new teacher joining…
Maura Rice Reading to Class

The Importance of Reading

CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG The Importance of Reading in Early Childhood and Beyond By Maura Rice, Junior Kindergarten Teacher Reading is the key to life. I vividly remember my father saying…
Kids dancing

The Rhythm of a Folk Dance

CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG The Rhythm of a Folk Dance A Look Inside Music Class in Primary School An interview with Lisa Bicksel, Infant – 3rd Grade Music Teacher Visit a primary…
Kids dancing

The Three Keys to Finding the Right Day Care

CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG The Three Keys to Finding the Right Day Care A guide to comparing and sorting through child care options. Choosing child care is one of the most…
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Highway to High School

CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG Highway to High School Helping 8th Graders Find the “Right-Fit” High School For middle school students, the transition to high school is an exciting time in their…
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Culminating with Capstones

CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG Culminating with Capstones The Capstone Project was introduced to the 8th grade curriculum in 2017 as an opportunity for students to produce a major body of work that taps…