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 […]
Acceptance to college is exciting, full of discoveries, but is your child emotionally ready for the personal responsibility that comes with more unstructured time and events at college? There’s evidence of a lack of college-readiness in high school students and sometimes earlier. While students may bring home good grades and attendance records, there may be […]
In the coming weeks here at Yorktown Education, you’re likely to hear the word “innovation” quite a few times in terms of our Innovation Expo. Each year, we challenge the students to innovate to solve a problem. Some of the greatest ideas and solutions to problems have come from children, but often, those ideas are […]
Is boredom at school just a normal intermittent phase for students or is it a bigger problem? And what can you do about kids who get bored at school? When students are asked what bores them most about school, the most frequent responses are that the course material is not interesting or relevant to their […]
Long before children start to school, parents are given the opportunity to stimulate the love of learning. Children possess a natural curiosity for learning, hungry to know more and understand the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of things. However, it takes time and a concerted effort. These kids are fortunate to have been given an early introduction […]