by Springboard Collaborative | Oct 10, 2018 | Education Leaders, Families, Teachers
One of the goals of Taylor School, like all elementary schools, is to prepare our students to be lifelong English readers. And our school administration wanted to run a Springboard program to help achieve this goal for our students. But at Taylor, most of our...
by Alanna DiGioia | Sep 20, 2018 | Education Leaders, Teachers
If you are familiar with Springboard Collaborative, you know how busy it can be preparing for family workshops. From setting up breakfast to printing family packets, every little detail must be attended to. In Springboard’s Schoolyear program, workshop day is all the...
by Springboard Collaborative | Sep 14, 2018 | Education Leaders, Families
My favorite time of the day is walking my children to school or picking them up from the schoolyard after school. I love seeing the multitudes of tall and short people walking in the same direction in the morning. Parents, with their young ones circling around them,...
by Springboard Collaborative | Aug 29, 2018 | Education Leaders, Teachers
Months ago, I received the notice in my inbox saying that I had been selected to work as a teacher for Springboard Summer. I remember this because the feeling of having the opportunity to learn a new teaching program and having a summer job made me feel excited. I...
by Springboard Collaborative | Aug 8, 2018 | Education Leaders, Teachers
Think about all the time students spend outside of our classrooms. And think, for a moment, about the kids who you know live in a home where reading is a priority. It’s a game-changer in their education! So you don’t need me to tell you that kids who read and are read...
by Alejandro Gac-Artigas | Aug 6, 2018 | Education Leaders, Families, Teachers
The origin story: Parents’ love for their children is the single greatest—and most underutilized—natural resource in education. I see this in my work every day, but I learned it first as a son. My father is a Chilean playwright. He was taken as a political prisoner in...
