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s always, I look forward to fresh faces each September — particularly as the transition to third grade is always a special one at St. Andrew’s. In the past, the second graders transitioned from one campus that housed the youngest students at St. Andrew’s, and moved to the “big campus” in the fall. Now that we have expanded to become a one-campus school, third grade marks a transition from the first floor of our lovely new Lower School building, shared by our Preschool through second grade students, to the second floor which is the domain of the third through fifth graders. Looking at these apprehensive, curious, and innocent faces, I always wonder what their hopes and dreams for the new school year are, and
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what personality traits they will bring to the classroom that will make it a unique group of children. St. Andrew’s is a school that focuses on Mind, Brain, and Education Science, so it is expected that faculty use current research to inform their teaching practice. It has a side benefit of making St. Andrew’s a really fun place to work. In third grade, we focus on growth mindset and student accountability as starting places as the students learn to define who they are as students, and what their personal responsibility is in their own learning. Meanwhile, when the students enter the classroom, their parents do, too. I know, from years of experience, that the students have parents that practice parenting in
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