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School Stories
Empathy, Accountability and How Educators Should Prepare for the New COVID-19 Normal
On a Saturday afternoon in March, New York City educators were thrust into the unknown. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that schools would close because of COVID-19 and the…
School Stories
Using Data to Drive Innovation in a Time of Uncertainty
Innovation at Classical Charter Schools Classical Charter Schools is unique in using data to achieve its mission of developing academically successful, liberated scholars of impeccable character. Our meticulous, data-informed…
School Stories
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Classical Charter Schools
These last few months have been unlike any other in history. Between the economic, financial, and personal losses brought on by Covid-19 and the painfully repetitive reminder that racism…
School Stories
A Message to Our Community on Recent National Events
Below is a letter to the Classical Community from Executive Director and the Founder of Classical Charter Schools, Lester Long. While, we typically use this blog to share the…
School Stories
What Educators Can Learn from Remote Learning
With COVID-19’s impact reverberating across the globe, it has been a particularly intense and challenging time for educators. In the epicenter of this outbreak, New York City schools are…
School Stories
From Families to Families – 5 Tips for Remote Learning Success
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, parents have needed to find new ways to continue their children’s remote learning success while, in many cases, working themselves and managing the responsibilities of…
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Management Strategies All New Teachers Should Know
We know that learning takes great care, is not a uniform process for all, and can be highly emotional. One simply must conduct a Google search to be faced…
School Stories
Virtual Behavior Support – What It Looks Like & How You Can Help
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for all of us. It’s a time of uncertainty, isolation, and loss. As adults, we have some control over how we…
Instruction
How to Accelerate Growth for Struggling Readers
Infant brains are hard-wired for language. We are born universal listeners with the incredible ability to discriminate between hundreds of sounds found in languages across the globe, and within…
School Stories
Why Latin? The Purpose Behind Our Classical Curriculum
In 335 BC, Aristotle started a school called The Lyceum based on the love of the abstract, the desire to know, and the mastery of basic mathematical principles. Aristotle…
Instruction
Small Group Instruction That Works
When it is June and the weather is warm and the days are long, how will we determine whether 2019-2020 was a successful year in our classrooms? There are…
Career Development
What Happens When Schools Adopt a Startup Culture.
You may be in one of two places. Either, you’ve just survived the holidays with each and every family member asking the dreaded question, “What are you plans after…
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