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…
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Our school has been placing an emphasis on exposing our students to Character Traits such as Respect, Patience, Tolerance, Responsibility, and Loyalty (just to name a few.) This emphasis shows them that truly exhibiting these traits will allow them to…
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…
I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody. — Lily Tomlin I’ve always thought that Lily Tomlin was hysterical…but now I also think of her as very wise.It’s that One Can Count…
Watch NYOne! New Elementary School Leadership Program Launches. One Can Count! Last Friday was a good day, thanks to Senator Andrew Lanza and P.S. 5, a beautiful elementary school in Staten Island, New York. It was a day that we…