Yorktown Education Welcomes You. Rolling enrollment resolves any issues parents may have about changing their child’s school in the middle of the year. Perhaps you’re considering other options for your child’s education or having to move due to a new job. Whatever the reason, transferring schools mid-year can be a worry. That is, unless you’re […]

When students are invited into the process of managing their learning they are empowered with greater self-management and earned responsibility throughout life. Students who learn the value of self-management in their early years are much more likely to demonstrate success in taking personal responsibility for their actions. Yorktown Education students, Alexis and Brandon Foster are excellent [...]

Fear of failure is an obstacle to learning and can be better used as a tool for critical thinking. Why is it that we don’t understand the value of failure? Is it so ingrained into our culture that failure is bad, not acceptable, and otherwise a sign of lack? How is it that failure is […]

One of the biggest disruptors to learning is feeling sad or burdened when facing a challenging task.   When students feel anxious or uneasy in their environment, learning takes a backseat  to merely coping. If a student is teased by another student or made to feel unhappy, they cannot be expected to retain new learning. […]

During the holiday season there are countless opportunities to help kids understand the concept of giving. Helping people in need is high on the list, as numerous organizations make pitches for donations. Scientific studies tell us that kids have a deeply rooted instinct to share and help others from the youngest ages. But even though […]

By allowing children to step forward, speak out, and discover their own strengths helps them become more independent and better critical thinkers and self-managers.   Learning can evoke powerful emotions in students, such as anxiety, apathy, and even embarrassment. Helping them develop critical thinking and problem solving skills also helps students to become better self-managers. If […]

Providing young children with the advantage of learning computational thinking skills at the earliest age-appropriate time helps their evolution into the real digital world. In today’s digital world children are accustomed to alphanumeric devices and technology from the time they’re born. This jumpstart into the world of computers and computational thinking is seen by some […]

Once a child is engaged in lifelong learning about what they love and have an interest in, they are inspired to find authentic ways to put that knowledge to the test. More than ever, students in today’s world need lifelong learning skills to successfully meet the challenges and the opportunities that await them. Education is […]

Selecting the best private school for your child is no easy task, but you can make a better decision if you ask the right questions at the onset. Before making this important decision, you’ll want to do some research of the different schools available, then talk with the administrators, teachers, and staff of each school, […]

As we finish our eleventh year, we can look back at our accomplishments with pride and optimism for the future. Our graduates’ collective college GPAs continue to be remarkable, increasing to 3.8 on a 4.0 scale from 3.7 last year. Dual enrollment courses are taught and graded per traditional college standards which, in turn, yields […]