Feynman School

Come see how Feynman School delivers on education at our next Open House on November 12th from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM. RSVP using this link: https://lnkd.in/e_Q5Py7W

Please join us this Wednesday evening, October 23rd from 7:00 - 8:30, for a robust discussion about talent development. Dr. Rena Subotnik, a foremost expert on the subject, will elinghten parents on ways they can support their chiidren's talent development throughout their lives. This is free event and we hope to see many of you there. Please use this link to RSVP no later than Tuesday, October 22nd. https://lnkd.in/erB8AWaG Dr. Subotnik Bio: Rena F. Subotnik PhD serves as Research Associate at the Academic Talent Development Program, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Education.?From 2001 until June 2023, she was Senior Director of the Center for Psychology in Schools and Education at the American Psychological Association. Under her leadership, one of the Center’s missions was to generate public awareness, advocacy, clinical applications, and cutting-edge research ideas that enhance the achievement and performance of children and adolescents with gifts and talents in all domains. She is co-author, with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank Worrell, of the Megamodel, appearing in publications such as Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Frontiers in Psychology, Psychological Science in the Public Interest, and the Annual Review of Psychology, and co-editor with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius and Frank Worrell of The Psychology of High Performance: Developing Human Potential Into Domain-Specific Talent. Rena has been awarded grants from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Education Sciences, the Camille and Henri Dreyfus Foundation, McDonnell Foundation, the American Psychological Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Education to support her projects. Google Forms: Sign-in

We look forward to welcoming parents to our Open House on October 17th. Please use this link to RSVP https://lnkd.in/edKJeCcC

As Head of School, my favorite times are spent interacting with our incredible students, and yesterday was no exception. I got right into the action of Field Day and had a blast!

Quote of the Day from a 2nd grader, "Ms. Gold, this school is way too awesome for the year to end!" I couldn't agree more!

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Our Feynman School students and parents had a fantastic time at our Pool Party Friday afternoon. We LOVE our new location at the Bender JCC of Greater Washington that allows us the opportunity for community building events such as this one. Cannot wait to do this again soon.

Our Feynman School teachers go above and beyond for their students, making sure to connect with parents as partners in their children's education. Here is a typical email exchange from teacher to parent: Hi Team XXXX, I just wanted to keep y'all in the loop and celebrate XXXX by sharing something I got to see today! In math right now, we are working on a challenging assessment to finish our unit on finding the surface area and volume of 3D shapes. During the testing time, XXXX was struggling with fully understanding the process of solving one of the surface area problems, and although we were working on it together, it definitely hit that "frustration point", so we put it down for the day and headed to lunch. Later, during STEM/Study Hall, XXXX approached me and asked (very politely! Amazing manners alert!) if we could work on it one-on-one. Of course, I was more than happy to oblige, and we were able to break the problem into smaller pieces that XXXX did a fantastic job of solving with some light scaffolding. I would like to applaud XXXX's work as an advocate for himself, and also to celebrate that he hit a snag and treated it as a challenge. He's doing a great job in all subjects of asking great questions, elaborating on his ideas, and asking for help as needed-- but only as needed, as he enjoys being an independent problem solver. He also got the chance to help out in the Pre-K classroom and was a fantastic leader with our younger scholars. Thank you for all you do, and I look forward to seeing XXXX tomorrow! All the best, Ms. XXXX Response from Parent: "Thank you so much for sharing! This warms my heart. I'm grateful for all that you do!" If you want this kind, caring, attentive community for your child, come see what Feynman School is all about!

Please help us realize our mission to help ALL gifted learners reach their infinite potential at Feynman School by donating to our GoFundMe Campaign for our gifted and talented students of color. Thank you so much for your support of these amazing children. https://lnkd.in/eQM9xwiB