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 and positive...
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 Sunday’s New York...
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 activities after...
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 Bixby....
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 programs of the time....
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 of our Bixby students were hard at work getting...