by Yvette Graystone | Aug 4, 2020 | Blog
Five weeks from today, we will be back to school! We have created as safe an environment as possible by physically distancing our desks, water coolers instead of water fountains, separate supplies (pencil crayons, scissors, etc.) to name a few. We have changed how we...
by Yvette Graystone | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog
We hear buzzwords in education all the time. One of them is educating the “Complete Child”. What does that even mean? At Riverbend, we define it by addressing seven key areas of the child’s education and well-being. Physical – We all need to move more to promote...
by Yvette Graystone | Jul 23, 2020 | Blog
Visiting students quickly feel comfortable in our atmosphere of Psychological Safety The modern workplace, the very workplace our students will soon be entering, has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Some studies have shown that over 75% of an employee’s...
by Yvette Graystone | Jan 20, 2020 | Blog
Don’t get me wrong – I love Velcro. I use it all the time. Velcro is especially useful for those quick-change costumes for our performances. We use it on the calendar so the students can attach the month, day, and weather. The invention of Velcro even makes a great...
by Yvette Graystone | Jan 28, 2019 | Blog
As educators, we are often asked the “key” to success for our students. What are the most important areas of study that will translate into success in the future? Reading – Writing – Mathematics? STEM subjects? The Arts? Physical Education? Or is the search fruitless?...
by Yvette Graystone | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog
In his book, “Start With Why”, Simon Sinek tells a story about an American auto executive touring a car manufacturing plant in Japan. At one section of the line, where they put on the doors, the executive noticed that the workers were not using a rubber mallet to fit...
