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    Maker Education: What's it all about?

    By Kelly Pierre
    Jan 06 2017

    Maker Education is part of an educational revolution that empowers students and positions them to engage and take responsibility. Our world faces urgent environmental and social issues, and if we.

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    Children Playing

    Letting Children Play May Be the Best Class of All

    By Friends' Central School
    Oct 23 2015

    From the morning news to the increasingly ubiquitous blogosphere, the messaging that more is more never stops. It is a seductive message that is leading educators and parents to value rigid pedagogic.

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    Friends Central Students Playing In Nature

    Organic, Sustainable Land Management for Schools

    By Doug Linton
    Oct 15 2015

    Children are safer and healthier when schools don’t use toxic pesticides on their fields and play areas. Many people will say that you can’t have high-quality athletic fields without synthetic.

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    Students Learning to Change The World

    Learning to Change the World

    By Emilia Weinberg
    Oct 13 2015

    Many times when I turn on the TV or pick up a newspaper, I am surprised and discouraged by the narrow-minded thinking of numerous public figures. My time as a Friends’ Central student has made me.

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    Schools Creating Leaders

    Can Schools Create Leaders?

    By Friends' Central School
    Oct 09 2015
    On chromosome 11 there is a gene associated with leadership. Variants of this gene enhance sociability, conscientiousness, and courage - traits we associate with leaders. But a few strands of protein.
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    Critical Times for Critical Thinkers

    By William Kennedy
    Oct 09 2015
    As any parent will tell you, teenagers no longer speak on the phone, even with their friends. Instead, they communicate through their fingers with typed words. Facebook posts, text messages, tweets,.
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    Rankings Aren’t Everything: What Matters in Your College Search

    By Friends' Central School
    Oct 09 2015
    Every student is an individual with his or her own interests. If your top concern is a college’s ranking, you are missing some great opportunities. “Best” is much more nuanced than a simple list can.
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