by QPS | Apr 18, 2019 | English Language Arts, Reading, Reading comprehension, School News, Social Action, Thinking Skills
Welcome to QPS’s mini screed re: the value of reading aloud to our students during school time and having them read aloud to us. Oh, and begging parents to do the same at home. Even when your kids already can read. There’s lots out there on the benefits of reading...
by QPS | Jun 21, 2018 | Children's Art, Civic Engagement, Interdisciplinary Studies, Media, School News, Social Action
As one of our students’ last art projects of this academic year, instructor Donna Levinstone asked each of them to research a global issue of concern and make a statement poster about it. Students of all ages did this, so younger kids tended to focus on...
by QPS | Mar 14, 2018 | Civic Engagement, School News, Social Action
We are optimistic that these kids, this generation, will use words and images to change the world for the better. They have already started. Today is National School Walkout–by kids, for kids, about kids–and there was absolutely no question that any QPS...
