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School Stories
Promoting Scholar Self-Advocacy in Special Education: Empowering Learners with IEPs
One of the most powerful skills we can instill in our scholars with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) is self-advocacy. For scholars in special education, understanding their unique learning needs…
School Stories
Coaching through Emotions
Managing and developing adults requires strong emotional intelligence and relationship-building skills. You will be working alongside diverse personalities, learning how individuals best communicate and receive or share feedback. If…
School Stories
We Are Back to School
The temperature is cooling and the sun is setting earlier. Clubs are beginning at Classical. A new academic year is here and with that we have some tips to…
School Stories
Stopping the ‘Summer Slide’ at Classical
Why Summer Learning Matters “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe As educators, every day, we encounter classrooms of students, each…
Classical Alumni
Alumni Spotlight: SBCCS I Class of 2016
In 2013, South Bronx Classical Charter School I (SBCCS I) welcomed its first 6th grade class. Three years later, this group became our first graduating class from our middle school…
Culture
Keeping the *Character* in Education
Character in Our Curriculum To achieve a critical component of its mission, developing “citizens of impeccable character”, Classical Charter Schools embedded its Character Education program into its curriculum from…
School Stories
Classical’s Upper Elementary Excursions
Upper Elementary Excursions: Learning Beyond the Classroom “The Most Beautiful World, of course, is the World Itself.” – Wallace Stevens Over the course of a K-8 education at Classical,…
Art
Spotlight on Art: 5th Grade Story Quilts
Classical's Art Curriculum Our primary focus in art has been to saturate our curriculum with as many artists that represent our student body as possible. We believe representation is…
School Support
The Usefulness of ESSER Funding for Classical Charter Schools in Supporting Scholars’ Excellence in a Post-Covid-19 World
In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills to provide funding to the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Education Relief (ESSER) Fund. NYS must distribute Funds to local education…
School Stories
3 Pro Tips for Effective Tutoring
At Classical, we prioritize State Test preparation to ensure scholars are mastering skills and strategies necessary to succeed – and feel confident – on these important assessments and beyond.…
Academic Culture
DEI: Increasing Representation in Curriculum and Classroom Libraries
Curricular Initiatives Classical sparked an initiative to improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our reading curriculum and the work we have done here is paying off. These changes launched…
Culture
Black History Month: School Celebrations
Each February, we celebrate Black History Month at our schools by honoring important people and events in Black history. This is especially important given the demographics of our community…
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