Developmentally Appropriate Schools = Well-Developed Brains

ric Jensen Quote Re: Brain Development

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Barbara Robertson, Clonlara School Parent At a recent conference in Philadelphia, I attended a session that suggested most neo-intensive care unit (NICU) environments are not developmentally appropriate for premature babies. That is not to say the care these units provide is not critical, but that in many cases the environment is not optimal to […]

Solving the Case of the Boring Science Lesson

Arthur Conan Doyle Quote Re: Forensic Science

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Carol Caraccia, Off-Campus Program Advisor Who doesn’t love a good mystery? With the popularity of television crime shows today, forensic science can be a fun and different twist on traditional science subjects for students of all ages. It challenges creative reasoning and problem-solving skills, and it provides a more hands-on approach to learning through […]

The Student Is the Curriculum

Pat Montgomery Quote Re: Learning How to Learn

By Pat Montgomery, Founder Editor’s Note: From time to time, we’ll “look back” through our archives to share articles that are as relevant today as when they were printed. In this piece that was originally published in the January 1999 issue of The Learning Edge, Clonlara’s founder discusses the power of letting students’ interests, not textbooks, […]