Wonder

As I'm watching last night's school board meeting, I'm completely awestruck by our 7th grade team--including the teachers, administrators and most importantly, the students. 

I'm not a teacher, but I can't imagine that it's any small feat for a group of teachers to collectively integrate one book into their curriculum and then, through organic discussion, develop a completely new (and significant) aspect of their curriculum for the current year.

The kids took the reins and presented their plan for an overnight camping trip developed after the students read the book Wonder, to the School Board last night. As one teacher pointed out, "the teachers had really done very little besides provide a place for these students to plan this." This was clearly a student driven project, but wouldn't have happened without the support, guidance and flexibility of this team of teachers.

This is what we mean when we talk about the quality of our administration and teaching staff and the difference they make for our community.