Dec 18, 2019 | Education Hot Topics, Letters From Friends, Small School Curricula, Small Schools Coalition Members
“When we experience nature’s amazing beauty,we feel in awe of its healing benefits.” Doug Gibson Ecologist and Executive Director, The Nature Collective As 2019 draws to a close, we at the Small Schools Coalition remain most grateful for our faculty,...
Oct 7, 2019 | Educational Philosophies, Small School Benefits, Small School Curricula
With the new 2019-2020 school year upon us, it is already time for some parents to think about where their child will attend school next year. It’s no secret: Applying to private schools can be stressful. But it does not have to be if you go in with a plan that...
Sep 25, 2019 | Educational Philosophies, Small Classrooms, Small School Benefits, Small School Curricula
“The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn’t need to be reformed — it needs to be transformed. The key to this transformation is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build achievement on discovering the individual...
Sep 16, 2019 | Educational Philosophies, Small School Curricula, Small Schools Coalition Members
“Our mascot, the Grauer’s Gorilla, was selected decades ago as a symbol of an endangered species that perseveres despite odds —never has our motto been more relevant to us. Our work as educators and environmental stewards will be successful once all of our students...
Sep 3, 2019 | Educational Philosophies, Small Classrooms, Small School Benefits, Small School Curricula
“We must recognize that our children and students need to know we appreciate who they really are, not just some vision we have for who they are supposed to be.” Dr. Stuart Grauer Ed.D. Founder and Head of School, The Grauer School Benchmarking schools and students is...
Aug 19, 2019 | School Costs, Small Classrooms, Small School Benefits, Small School Curricula
There are many different opinions regarding the best educational environment for stimulating learning and growth. But what does research on optimal class size say about large schools and classrooms versus small ones? In order to answer this question, we must first...
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