Vibrant Schools Tacoma

Whole Child Initiative

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Want to have a career in health and nutrition?

What's wrong with what we eat In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat, and why it's putting the entire planet at risk.

A quote from Aristotle. Thank you Margi!

This is a beautiful article Margi! Thank you for sharing!

Unleashing Empathy: How Teachers Transform Classrooms With Emotional Learning The secret to learning self-awareness, cooperation, and other “social and emotional learning” skills lies in experience, not in workbooks and rote classroom exercises.

This quote is so true!

Success isn't about how much money you make, its about the difference you make in people's lives. - Michelle Obama

Educators, you are braver than you think...Happy Friday!

Teachers: Let’s remind our students every day that:

"You are braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think."
~ Christopher Robin to Pooh / A. A. Milne

Unique Teaching Resources

Qualities not measured by most tests...

What have you learned from youth this week?

Teachers are always learning from their students and never bored! ;-)

What is one of the most important things that you have learned from your students?

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Today a reader tomorrow a leader!

Teachers: Our students are the leaders of “TOMORROW.”
Let’s introduce our students to books that they will love and engage them in fun reading activities “TODAY!”

Happy Reading! :-)

P.S. - Are you looking for ideas for engaging reading activities? You’ll find more than 25 fun reading projects on this page: http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/book-report-templates.html

Are you a parent and having trouble discussing race?

How White Parents Should Talk to Their Kids About Race Last summer, my family moved from Brooklyn to a small town in the Hudson Valley. We love our new life, but one thing about the community is not so great: It’s predominantly white. What will it mean in the long run if my white children don’t see and befriend people...

Tacoma Strong!

26 Things You Need to Know About Tacoma Before You Move There Caffeinated, laid-back, natural, quirky, artsy or sports-crazed—no matter what you want to call Tacoma, just don’t call it Seattle.

Battle of the Books! We should have more of these! How great!

Middle School Battle of the Books District Battle of the Books competition held at the Tacoma Public Library main branch on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.