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We miss you! WCS returned to remote learning this week, and we continue to hope that we will have time with our FSSD students at some point this spring. Stay tuned, stay healthy and hang in there!

Our mentors can tell you that one of our main goals is to help students learn that mistakes are proof of effort and the cornerstone of learning. We’re working hard to embrace the vulnerability of learning and helping our Scholars develop shame resilience (aka “grit” as this article explains).

In Schools, Are We Measuring What Matters? The psychologist, researcher, and MacArthur Fellow Angela Duckworth believes that to make better decisions in our school systems, we need to rethink the way we measure student capabilities.

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Why Are Some Bilingual People Dyslexic in English but Not Their Other Language? - Neuroscience News The characteristics of language structure and writing system may explain why some bilingual people are dyslexic in English, but not in their other proficient language.

Dyslexia is so much more than mixing up the order of letters!

Why Understanding Dyslexia Matters | KQED There are many misperceptions about what dyslexia is and what it isn't. Getting a basic understanding can help parents, educators and students take better control of the child's learning.

Increased water consumption leads to increased cognitive performance among kids

Increased water intake may boost cognition among children Water intake among children falls far below European guideline recommendations, and data suggest drinking more water can lower sugary drink consumption and even improve cognition, according to a speaker.Data from the international Liq.in7 database, a cross-sectional survey of 6,469 children and thei...

This explains why we work with schools to match Scholars and mentors in K-2nd whenever possible. Did you know we follow our Scholars every year after they’re matched? Our longest same mentor/Scholar team began in K and is continuing through middle school!

Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.

It’s always interesting to see how schools and education have changed over the years. I always loved being outside, though the younger the students (& the bigger the class), the more challenging this becomes.

Open-air schools helped fight pandemics in the 1900s. Should they make a comeback? A century ago, educators at New Jersey's Boylan Street School taught in the outdoors to fight against tuberculosis, an infectious respiratory disease.

Image Builders mentors understand what it means to live in a mandatory reporting state. Teachers aren’t the only ones called to look out for children- we’re ALL responsible to report suspected child abuse/ neglect.

Child abuse during pandemic is 'biggest concern' of Williamson County Juvenile Court According to local and state experts, child abuse is one of the greatest threats to children during the pandemic because of isolation from school and safe places.