Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Helping Your Gifted Child Develop and Use Distress Tolerance Skills Welcome to Vanguard Gifted Academy’s educational blog. This is the fifth article in our series on Social-Emotional Learning

Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why it is Essential Education Today | Helping Your Gifted Child Develop and Use Distress Tolerance Skills, featuring Dr. Ann Weller, Child and Adolescent Psychologist

Child psychologist and owner of Plumtree Psychology Dr. Ann Weller joins us in this week's blog. Dr. Weller shares specific tips for helping your child develop and use distress tolerance skills.

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Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Building Relationships Requires Learning More About Yourself Welcome to Vanguard Gifted Academy’s educational blog. This is our fourth installment on Social-Emotional Learning & Developmen

Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why it is Essential Education Today | Building Relationships Requires Learning More About Yourself, featuring Vanguard Founder and Head of School Elizabeth Blaetz

In our latest blog, Mrs. Blaetz shares some challenges gifted children face when building relationships and provides advice for helping your child build social confidence.

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Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why SEL is a Hot Topic in Today’s World Welcome to Vanguard Gifted Academy’s educational blog. This is the second installment in our series, Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why

Elizabeth Blaetz dives into the importance of SEL in today's ever-changing and often confusing world. This blog shares strategies to help support social-emotional growth in children during these challenging times.

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Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why it is Essential Education Today | How to SEL Out of School Hello, everyone, and welcome to Vanguard Gifted Academy’s education channel. This is the first blog in our series on Socia

Dr. Matt Zakreski shares how to support social-emotional learning outside of the classroom! This blog shares SEL tools you can actively implement in day-to-day activities.

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Vanguard’s Approach to Learning Across Academic Domains: Creek Studies “ We learned two things — we learned the glide step, which was where you would not lift your boot out of

In this blog, Elizabeth Blaetz interviews Connor, a student at Vanguard Gifted Academy. He shares his experiences during the creek studies unit using the STREAM model.

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Disability Awarness
Disability Awarness

In this blog, Elizabeth Blaetz interviews students Javeria and Talha. They share their experiences learning about disabilities using the STREAM model.

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STEM to STREAM : Vanguard's Approach to Learning Across Academic Domains. What is STEM? Why is it important and what does it look like at Vanguard? “ While STEM learning mode

In this blog, Elizabeth Blaetz explores the subjects and activities that incorporate Vanguard’s use of the elevated STEM approach called STREAM.

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“ One of the most important things in a school is for students to be a community of learners. At Vanguard, this is evident through the way we use communication and collaboration and provide opportunities for crea

Creativity, critical thinking, communication and character are all vital for our community of learners. Our blog series on educating children for the future wraps up with how Vanguard promotes learning across the board.

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“ We can no longer define good character as student conformity to established rules and standards. ” — Elizabeth Blaetz, Vanguard Head of School Welcome to Vanguard Gifted Academy’s ed

Authentic learning communities foster a community-oriented platform that is critical to teaching character in the classroom. Read on to learn how Vanguard achieves this distinction.

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“ We’re in a whole new revolution that’s changing the face of education. ” — Dr. Judy Jankowski Welcome to the Vanguard Gifted Academy educational blog. I’m Dr. Judy Jankowski, and I’m

Communication aptitude has always been a central focus of education, but the need to communicate on a global scale is causing a seismic shift in education. Dr. Judy Jankowski offers perspective on the changes occurring within education.

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“ As we educate children for the future, we need to teach them to think critically about the information they are receiving. They need to question facts, information and ideas that come from teachers, adults, pee

Critical thinking skills lead to improved decision-making, problem-solving, innovation and creativity. Elizabeth Blaetz elaborates on this crucial aspect of educating children for the future.

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The 6 C's and STEM Learning
The 6 C's and STEM Learning

If you want your children to be prepared with the 6 Cs for the future: think critically, communicate clearly, work collaboratively, develop creativity, build good character, and appreciate community; enroll them in a school with a strong STEM program. At Vanguard Gifted Academy, we offer STEM plus.

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“ If creativity is vital to entrepreneurship and our ability to compete in the global future that lies in front of our kids, what are the implications for educators? ” — Dr. Judy Jankowski

Creativity is vital to entrepreneurship and our kids' ability to compete in the global future, so why is mainstream education focused on teaching to a test? Dr. Judy Jankowski, Head of School at Chesapeake Bay Academy, elaborates.

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“ I don’t believe in the idea that we get our children ready for the future. We get them ready to create the future. The future is created by our children. The future is not inherited by our children. ” &

Award-winning speaker, author and professor Dr. Yong Zhao helps us launch our new blog series, "Educating Children for the Future," by sharing his perspective on the need for a paradigm shift in modern education. image credit KU Today

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Vanguard's Unique School Model
Vanguard's Unique School Model

Combining a two-component school day with mixed-age learning groups allows us to tailor the gifted education experience for each child in our school. Read the final blog in our series "Selecting the Best School for Your Gifted Child" to learn more about our unique school model.

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How Independent Schools Teach Gifted Children
How Independent Schools Teach Gifted Children

"Those on the outside widely believe that people build and attend independent schools or private schools to set themselves apart, but, in the world of gifted education, it is exactly the opposite." Learn how independent schools bring people together from Vanguard Intermediate Level Master Teacher Shannon Holub.

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