Our team was privileged to attend the NewSchools Summit 2018 in Burlingame, CA from May 8-9. NewSchools is an organization that funds entrepreneurs seeking to innovate and improve public education. The NewSchools Summit is an invite-only event that brings together leaders in education innovation. Attendees included educators, administrators, business leaders, and more. For the 20th […]
Social-emotional learning
Teacher Spotlight: Sheila McCoy helps foster the 3 Rs with Peekapak
My name is Sheila McCoy, I teach K/1 (looping) at the Bernice A. Ray School in Hanover, NH. I began using the Peekapak program in the spring of 2016. Our school works hard to empower children to be positive role models, to develop strong social relationships through communication, and to help them understand that […]
Peekapak Introductions: Leo the Hedgehog
To start our summer of sharing, here’s a closer look at Leo the Hedgehog, who is featured in all Peekapak stories. Though quiet, Leo the Hedgehog is the heart of the Peekapak Pals and when he says something, it packs a punch and his friends are wise to listen. Others can often tell how he […]
Teaching Courage at Home
When teaching courage at home, it’s important to provide as many opportunities as possible for children to see courage being modeled in everyday situations. Children need to learn that acts of courage can be big or small, and can be demonstrated by anyone. More importantly, they need to learn that you don’t need to be […]
Courage Classroom Activity
This courage classroom activity guides social-emotional development by helping students understand that courage may be demonstrated in many different ways and by many different types of people. The term “everyday hero” is applicable here! In creating a Classroom Wall of Courage, students showcase examples of people in their lives who have demonstrated courage. Start the courage […]
Why we put our life savings into a children’s education company
Let me know if you’ve ever experienced this feeling … You look at your child, or a group of children, and you wonder what kind of person they will grow up to become. Will they be kind? Will they be compassionate? Will they become benevolent leaders, movers and shakers, good-hearted citizens of the world? You […]