The 2013-2014 school year was full of light bulb moments. It started out with this thought: What if we gave young students the chance to shine as leaders? What if we spent as much time creating opportunities for them to…
Visiting Staten Island’s P.S. 45 (John Tyler School) inspired me. (For those reading this outside of New York City, P.S. stands for Public School.) Every student in this elementary school participated in an awesome kick-off assembly honoring Respect for All…
Students are learning that One Can Count at P.S. 55 on Staten Island. Fifth graders are the experts as they partner with the Kindergartners to reinforce the message, “Everyone Counts.” After reading Kathryn Otoshi’s award-winning book, One, the mentors got together…