At Peekapak, we know district and school budgets are tight and finding the funds to meet demands throughout the school year can be difficult, especially when it comes to funding social-emotional learning (SEL) programs. There are many options to fund your SEL initiatives. A reminder that this list is not exhaustive and if you need […]
Social-emotional learning
District Leaders’ Reception at ISTE 18
This past week at ISTE, we teamed up with Classcraft to host a District Leaders’ reception and panel discussion on social-emotional learning (SEL) and technology. It was a great evening full of discussion and insight. We would also like to thank everyone who attended, and a special thank you to our panelists Greg Wolcott, Michael […]
NewSchools Summit 2018: Key Takeaways and Insights
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]