Back-to-School season is already here, and as most students return for in-person learning after a tumultuous year, we have been considering what students will need from an emotional and instructional standpoint. Continue reading for back-to-school advice for parents and educators alike, how you can help with our Executive Director search, and to learn about our new partnership with the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools.
Warmly,
The Challenge Success Team
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RETHINKING NORMAL: BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIPS FOR 2021
by Dr. Denise Pope, Co-Founder of Challenge Success
Advice for parents who want to prioritize their child’s well-being and academic achievement this school year. What to expect, how to show grace, and what to prioritize as we approach the transition back to school. Among other suggestions, Dr. Pope reminds all of us to resist the need to fill up the schedule again: “Now is the time to reassess what is best for your children and family and to consider establishing new norms.”
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HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS? RAISING A WELL-BALANCED STUDENT
We like to remind parents to have a long-term perspective, and to keep an eye on the person a child will become in college and beyond, instead of focusing on college admissions as the be-all and end-all. A “successful” student isn’t one who scrapes through high school with straight A's but never has a chance to develop as a person or establish meaningful relationships. This type of student is in fact more likely to struggle later on. Instead, a truly “successful” student is one who is genuinely academically engaged and is also given the room to develop socially and discover their own talents and passions.
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DEALING WITH STRESS SERIES
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook to see our week-long series focused on strategies for dealing with stress, based on the book Burnout by Dr. Amelia and Dr. Emily Nagoski. You can also follow us on Twitter for great parenting and teaching articles.
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BUILDING BELONGING IN YOUR CLASSROOM
4pm PT | 7pm ET on August 12th
All students need to be seen, valued, and respected in order to be healthy and engaged learners. Join fellow educators for our Building Belonging workshop to explore concrete classroom strategies and school-wide policies that foster belonging and support interpersonal connections, with a focus on giving all students, particularly those who have been marginalized, a sense of agency.
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NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH NCSSS
Attention STEM schools: the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools (NCSSS) has chosen Challenge Success to provide student surveys for member schools. If you are a STEM school and interested in joining this survey cohort, please contact us or NCSSS directly. Participating schools will receive survey results for both their school and the full cohort, in addition to discounted pricing. This is a unique opportunity for the national STEM school community.
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HELP US FIND OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The next Executive Director has a unique opportunity to expand the Challenge Success mission by taking a leadership role in the education field at a time when student well-being and engagement with learning is more important than ever. Help us find the right-fit candidate by sharing this exciting professional opportunity with your networks. Please direct all candidates and inquiries to [email protected]. Nominations will also be accepted on this nomination form.
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