From day one, Yorktown Education has embraced the enormous value of the Fine Arts program. Our students thrive in their discovery of who they are and what they love. The art and drama experience offers much more than just a distraction from the ordinary. Fine Arts education helps children to connect more deeply to the […]

Finding the best educational environment for your child is one of the finest gifts you could ever give them. Like most young minds beginning the journey toward learning, Yorktown Education students have an eagerness to discover; a passion to express themselves. However, there’s a significant distinction in the outcomes of Yorktown’s learning explorers. From day […]

With education being discussed on every front these days, parents at one Dallas school easily answers the question of why they make Yorktown their top choice for exceptional education. Q: What’s the best thing any parent can do for their child? A: Besides to love and care for them — give them access to the […]

It can be difficult to understand why someone puts off something that is important and fall into a trap of anxiety and stress. So we ask the question – why do people procrastinate? Studies estimate that 80 to 95 percent of college students procrastinate, with about 75 percent who consider themselves procrastinators. Although procrastination seems […]

Drawing has proven to be more effective than writing, viewing, or listening in many scenarios. It’s something we do instinctively from the earliest years of life — drawing. A crayon can be a tool of captivating discovery for young imaginations. Childhood scribbles are early signs of cognitive development and serve as springboards to learning to […]

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. […]

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 […]