One of my all-time favorite books is Escape Under The Forever Sky by Eve Yohalem, based off of a true story. It is about a thirteen-year-old girl named Lucy Hoffman. She is the daughter of the American ambassador to Ethiopia, and lives in a heavily-secured embassy compound in Addis Ababa. Due to all the security,…
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Spring
This is an original piece that one of our students wrote last year. Hope you enjoy! The sounds of spring are in the air. The birds are calling, something to share. The rain is falling in big drops. Over the houses’ big roof-tops. And splish-splash they go, such a beautiful sound to know. The smells of…
Yikes, How Will I Ever Learn All This Information!? Create a Study Guide!
Whenever you’re studying using your textbooks or during your lectures, it helps using a highlighter or a pencil to mark the major concepts and subheadings. Outlining the important information you need to learn can be helpful both in creation and to refer to during your studies. This, essentially, becomes your study guide. Later, write down…
Holistic Learning
Holistic learning is simply the process of organizing information by interconnecting ideas through webs. That means, instead of forcing ideas into your mind, you focus on the relationships between information. Linking ideas together to see the whole, instead of just the parts, is an excellent way to remember what you’ve learned. The biggest advantage of…
Study Group
Some times it can be really difficult to study alone. Even though your eyes are focused on the textbook, your thoughts wander, and it can be hard to retain information. One solution to this is studying with others, or in a group. One important thing to consider when creating a study group is making sure…