Where Did Your Bixby Questions Lead You?
Abby McLelland, a Bixby alumni asked this great question at a small gathering of alumni and parents of alumni,hosted by the Pizzi family. It is such a powerful question because…
Is A Private Elementary Education Worth It?
Is a private elementary education worth it? It’s a question that I hear from time to time and one that I have had to ask myself. Recently I had a…
Is Creativity a Skill?
Can it be taught, improved, measured, and defined? Creativity is a focus at Bixby so these questions occupy my thoughts often. This recent article offers various perspectives on these questions.…
Students Learn From People They Love
“Students learn from people they love”, the title of this Opinion Column in last Friday’s New York Times describes well what a Bixby education is all about – fostering meaningful…
Why Don’t We Have Grades At Bixby?
At schools across the country, December typically marks the end of a semester. A time when teachers often give out mid-year grades to their students. This opinion piece in last…
WHY is there swimming at Bixby?
Early in our school’s history, Pat and Bart would take students to Scott Carpenter pool to swim. They noticed that students were better able to focus and participate in school…
So, Why Bixby?
In 1989, Lynne Costain’s (Bixby aftercare teacher) parents were on a quest to find a school for their inquisitive, highly verbal daughter. One of Lynne’s preschool teachers had recommended…
Start With “Why”
Walk With Us, Learn With us, See the Possibilities In 1970 two individuals had a vision for a school that would be uniquely different from that of the standard educational…
Reflections On Our First Week And The Year Ahead
We have had a great first week of school! All of the hard work that our faculty did to prepare for the year was evident throughout the school, and all…
Time to Reflect
I love the very beginning of any break! From a simple Friday night signaling the start of another weekend, to the much more dramatic Memorial Day kick off for summer…
Top Ten Lessons
Last week, I was with a wonderful group of 4th and 5th graders who are in my outdoor elective. We were en route to Bridgewalk Pond and one child asked,…
It’s Almost Time For Bixby Summer Camp!
As the skis in the mountains are replaced by shorts and flip flops in the front range it can only mean one thing: it’s almost time for Bixby Summer Camp!…
Plain Spoken
I’ve been recommending a movie to a lot of friends lately, one called “Plain Spoken.” It’s sort of a concert film of John Mellencamp, who’s still performing at 65 years…
Here a Chick, There A Chick, Everywhere A Chick Chick!
Hatching chicks has been a long tradition at Bixby. While most of the curriculum is taught in Kindergarten and First Grades, all grades get to enjoy the experience of…
Playing “House” in the Preschool
Early childhood education theorist Maria Montessori stated that “play is the work of the child.” Throughout the day in the Bixby Preschool, our youngest students are working hard through their…
Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling
As a Spanish teacher my goal is to use TPRS as my primary strategy for teaching the language. TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) is an input-based approach to…
Bixby Math’s DIY Townhouses
I enjoy doing this project most years with my third graders. As I prepare to get it started in the next week or two, I thought it made sense to…
Humor in Preschool
Every day as a preschool teacher, I hear a silly knock knock joke that makes no sense, or a group of children laughing with a child that says “hop ding…
Pi Day with 4th and 5th Graders
Pi Day is a special day in the lives of math students around the world. Just like regular people celebrate Valentine’s Day, July 4th, or National Sandwich Day (Saturday, November…
Bixby’s Winter Olympics 2018
The 2018 Bixby Winter Olympics have concluded and they were a roaring success! It all started with the 3rd Graders performing our Open Ceremonies at assembly on Feb. 9th. Over…