Dear Campus School Families,
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday let’s think about the word thanks. In fact, the origin of “thank” is related to the word “think.” I find this to be a meaningful connection, for in order to be thankful we need to think; this reflective state generates a state of gratitude.
In this sense Thanksgiving is an… Read More
Dear Campus School Families,
I have been paying attention to how our students treat one another. What I see,
over and over, are small - but meaningful - acts of kindness. A student holding
a door for another. A 6th grader volunteering to help a friend with dismissal
duty. A student asking a friend "and how are you doing?"
These acts of kindness are not random - they… Read More
Dear Campus School Families,
Expectations are, in a way, destiny. We often get what we expect, and this is
especially true for children. For example, if we expect a child to be fragile, we
typically get fragility; expect resilience and we usually get it. When I was in
elementary school I had a teacher who told me that I was an average math
student. Sure enough, I became… Read More