An Ode to Teachers

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them…

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Do you Really Mean It?

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] When working (or living) with young children, it is a daily occurrence that children will question if you “really mean it?” Sometimes, it is silly…

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Float Like A Pumpkin?

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] Sinking and floating are essential skills for new swimmers. Different techniques that we work on in Bixby's pool include, floating on our bellies,…

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Making a Game of Math

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] “Do not keep children to their studies by compulsion but by play.” This quote attributed to Plato describes something that we all understand:…

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