Defining Bullying, Inspiring Kindness

“You’re being such a bully!” These are familiar words to any parent, and they are more familiar words to any parent with more than one child. If your kids are like mine, calling a sibling, or anyone else for that matter, a bully is a way to get an immediate response out of an adult. But…

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The Three Bs

This week our elementary school kicked off our first CommUNITY Week, a week focusing on interpersonal decision-making and kindness. I’ll be sharing what our staff and I have been sharing with the students in this blog so that parents and staff can be on the same page at school and at home. In each of…

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Growing In Who We Are

In my last blog entry I discussed our three-pronged approach to education at MAK: Know, Be, Do. Today, I’d like to highlight some areas in which our students are growing and are being challenged to grow in their being — or, perhaps more simply, their character. Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences For a student to be a lifelong…

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