Wishing you a happy summer!
August  2016
Dear Friend,

Wishing everyone a happy summer and hope you're all staying cool! 

This is the time at school when we are in full renovation and restoration mode. Classrooms are cleaned, repairs are made, and construction projects are undertaken. Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped with the summer workload this year!

Our big project currently is the Early Childhood playground renovation. I've included a glimpse at this amazing renovation and am requesting additional financial support for this project. There is a link below to contribute. We are expecting a ribbon cutting for the playgrounds a bit later this month, keep your eyes open for more information via email on this.

The CSWS Class of 2015 celebrated a reunion at Lotus Park a few weeks ago. They had a great time catching up. Photos are included below. Please send us your Alumni stories and updates. Our community loves to hear about our alumni!

Parent education articles t his month include; from the Los Angeles Times  To do better in school, kids should exercise their bodies as well as their brains, experts say b y Karen Kaplan,  This is What Screen Time Really Does to Kids' Brains p ublished in Psychology Today  by Liraz Margalit Ph.D. and 
Invest in minds not maths to boost the economy published on Quartz by Michael Brooks.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Bumgarner
Director of Community Development

Inspiring our students to reach their highest potential as free-thinking, creative human beings who have a life-long love of learning, Cedar Springs offers a Waldorf Education to families and their children, infants through Eighth grade.   - CSWS Mission Statement
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One of the primary educational values upon which we build the foundation of our education is that of curiosity. One aspect of our curriculum is to create spaces that invite children into the magical kingdom of wonder. 

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ExerciseTo do better in school, kids should exercise their bodies as well as their brains, experts say
From Los Angeles Times 
June 27, 2016
By Karen Kaplan

Attention parents: If you'd like to see your kids do better in school, have them close their books, set down their pencils and go outside to play.
That's the latest advice from an international group of experts who studied the value of exercise in school-age kids.

"Physical activity before, during and after school promotes scholastic performance in children and youth," according to a new  consensus statement published Monday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

What's more, exercise and fitness "are beneficial to brain structure, brain function and cognition," the experts concluded.   Read full article here.
screentimeThis is What Screen Time Really Does to Kids' Brains
Published in Psychology Today
By Liraz Margalit Ph.D.
April 17, 2016

Too much at the worst possible age can have lifetime consequences.

Screen time is an inescapable reality of modern  childhood , with kids of every age spending hours upon hours in front of iPads, smartphones and televisions.

That's not always a bad thing: Educational apps and TV shows are great ways for children to sharpen their developing brains and hone their communication skills-not to mention the break these gadgets provide harried  parents. But tread carefully: A number of troubling studies connect delayed  cognitive development in kids with extended exposure to electronic media. The US Department of  Health and Human Services estimates that American children spend a whopping seven hours a day in front of electronic media. Other statistics reveal that kids as young as two regularly play iPad games and have playroom toys that involve touch screens.   Read the full article here.
mindsInvest in minds not maths to boost the economy
Published on Quartz
By Michael Brooks
Dec. 17, 2013

Image by Andrzej Krauze
Instead of trying to educate more scientists or engineers to drive innovation, we should focus on turning out agile thinkers
 
WE ARE all becoming used to warnings of a shortage of science, technology, engineering and mathematics recruits - the "STEM crisis". In a world increasingly dominated by careers that involve these fields, organisations and politicians repeat the mantra that we really must train more of these people to secure our prosperity.     Read the full article here.
 

 


 

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