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Cornwall School

tools for exploring character
Identity Reflection Transferable Skills 

3 tools for exploring character with middle schoolers

September 19, 2018April 29, 2022 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments advisory, Cornwall School, goal-setting, identity

Who am I and who do I want to be in the world? What do I stand for? What is

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progressive style guide for the #1st5days
Identity 

5 resources for building community

August 22, 2018February 13, 2019 Audrey Homan 25 Comments Cornwall School, mindfulness

Starting how you mean to go on New year, new students. New school, sometimes, and a whole new opportunity to

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education for sustainability
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Why and how to teach education for sustainability

June 18, 2018September 10, 2018 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments Cornwall School, Global Goals, NGSS, sustainability

Teaching to heal the world “How can we improve the systems we’re a part of?” That’s the question my team

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VT Jr Iron Chef
The 21st Century Classroom 

The Importance of Eating Earnest

June 4, 2018April 29, 2022 Emily Hoyler 1 Comment Cornwall School, VT FEED, VT JR Iron Chef
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What food education looks like in Cornwall VT Integrating food studies into schools leads to thinking about interconnectedness in other

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Project-Based Learning Real World PBL 

How to tell your PBL story

November 13, 2017January 27, 2021 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments Cornwall School, digital storytelling, Global Goals, social media, sustainability

Cornwall students think global, build local, share both Last year the most amazing thing happened: my students at the Cornwall

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How to cultivate mindfulness in classrooms

September 21, 2017April 19, 2018 Emily Hoyler 1 Comment #everydaycourage, Cornwall School

The #everydaycourage of doing nothing As we cultivate more self-direction in students, their lives get more complicated. They have a

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Flexible Classroom Spaces 

Moving in the middle

July 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Shelly Blancq 0 Comments Cornwall School, kinesthetic learning

Getting up and shaking it off works for middle grades students Remember the last time you had to sit through

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