Strong Foundations Elementary School Group 14: Patricia Finnegan Nicole Michna Anna Nelmes-Stoughton Brenda Rivera Ellen Shave Stefanie Weinstein-Podber

Why board the bus to Strong Foundations? At Strong Foundations Elementary School, we are dedicated to fostering the growth and development of students as well-rounded individuals with strong academic and social competencies, which will enable them to contribute to their community and the world beyond.

“The future depends on what we do in the present." - - Gandhi Strong Foundations is a school where all community members strive toward the realizable goal of developing students who are secure in the self-knowledge that they can achieve academic success and are important and valuable members of their community.

"Education is not the filling of the pail, but the lighting of a fire." William Butler Yeats Respect Competence and Responsibility Supportive Relationships Equity and Justice Core Values

Academic Excellence Emotional Intelligence “Emotional Intelligence Meets Academic Excellence “

The greatest discoveries all start with the question "Why?" - Dr. Robert D. Ballard A Day in the Life… Morning Meeting Role-playing activities Develop and Practice Social Decision Making Strategies Work on Creating our Classroom and School Community Science & Social Studies Science & Social Studies Inquiry Driven Focus on State Standards and Expectations Develop Process Skills Mathematics Hands on instruction Workshop Model Small Group Work Differentiated Instruction Literacy Instruction Reader’s Workshop for 90 minutes each day Writer’s Workshop for 45 minutes each day Small group and One-on-One Instruction Differentiated Content and Strategies in Guided Reading

"You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it from within himself." Galileo Galilei Whole group, small group, and one-on-one instruction. 90 minutes of Reader’s Workshop each day. Teachers conference with students to create and work toward individualized goals. Literacy skills are integrated into all content areas. Literacy Instruction

" Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of education." Martin Luther King, Jr. Self-Control Social Awareness Decision- Making Effective listening, Following directions, Self- monitoring, Self-calming Working as a team, choosing and caring for friends, asking for and giving help. Problem feelings, realistic goal setting, planning, consequential thinking

“ A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.” -Ever Garrison Student Classroom Teacher Academic Support Teachers Guidance Counselor & Social Worker

“Parents are a child’s first and most influential teachers” - Anonymous Come Read to Me Once a week parents are invited to spend time in their child’s classroom Recess Partners Parents introduce indoor and outdoor recess games Parent Teacher Collaboration Parents are an integral part of a child’s education. Teachers make time to meet with parents each month. Foundations Fundamentals Each month the Strong Foundations family gets together for some fun: potluck dinners, movie night, community clean up.

“It takes a village…” – African Proverb Trains teachers in arts integration into the curriculum Students visit the museum After-School program Continues the development of the school’s priorities Training for teachers in the workshop model Professional Development for all teachers Community –Based Organization Provides English Language and Financial Literacy Workshops to parents SOBRO Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Museum of Modern Art Modern Teachers Program OST-LATCH

“Emotional Intelligence Meets Academic Excellence”