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Mr. Kyle Allen named Teacher of the Year by Junior Achievement/BizTown
Junior Achievement has equipped more than 2 million students to succeed in work and life during the last 60 years. One of the many ways that they do this is through the JA BizTown program. Through this program kids are taught about financial literacy, work readiness...
Math Monday by K-5 Math Specialist, Molly Danforth #2
Conceptual understanding is a crucial stage in a child’s mathematical development. The Learning Principle from the NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000) states as one of the six principles put forward, “Students must learn mathematics with...
Math Monday by K-5 Math Specialist, Molly Danforth #1
On Curriculum night, I was asked how parents can support their child’s development of mathematics. Well, simply put: Talk to your child about math as he/she and you encounter numbers and shapes in your everyday lives. Math is all around us. I believe that students...
Launch of Math Monday by K-5 Math Specialist, Molly Danforth
Our goal in creating the Math Specialist position was to provide additional instructional support for students and teachers as we further enhance our mathematics program at Summit. We’ve asked Ms. Molly Danforth, our Kindergarten-5th Grade Math Specialist, to share...
$6,000 preschool scholarships available at Summit School
Summit School is proud to partner with Quality First, First Things First, and the United Way. Through these programs, Summit can offer $6,000 needs-based scholarships, enabling children to enroll in Summit’s NAEYC, nationally accredited preschool. Summit is also...
Announcing dynamic additions to Summit School teaching staff
One of Summit’s top strategic goals over the past several years has been the creation of a full-time Mathematics Specialist role to further enrich our mathematics program. It gives me great pleasure to announce that Summit’s sound financial planning and recent...
Building Math Minds in preschool and kindergarten: An informative parent presentation open to the community on April 5th from 6 – 7:30pm
Summit invites parents of preschool and kindergarten aged children to learn how to support your child’s learning in math. All in the community are welcome – Invite your friends! A complimentary light dinner will be provided. RSVP requested:...
Raising Readers in preschool and kindergarten: A parent presentation open to the community on March 30th from 6 – 7:30pm at Summit School
Summit invites parents of preschool and kindergarten aged children to learn how to support your child’s learning in reading. All in the community are welcome – Invite your friends! A complimentary light dinner will be provided both evenings. RSVP required to...
Open House
Summit School ~ LEARN TO LEAD Parents and the community are invited Tuesday, February 7, 2017 Open House / Curriculum Presentations / Student Art Exhibit 5 – 7 pm ART EXHIBIT: Preschool - Eighth Grade Art ~ Multipurpose Room 5 – 6 pm ...
Children and parents invited to experience a “Pop-Up Adventure Playground”: A one day, free community event centered on learning and fun
Summit School invites the community to a free event for families with children of all ages, to experience a unique, open-ended, play-based experience that allows children’s creativity and ingenuity to soar. A “Pop-Up Adventure Playground” awaits your family on...
The “greater” the visual the “less” kids struggle: Teaching greater and less then to your kindergartner. Ideas from an Expert
Author: Erin Vosseller, Kindergarten teacher, Summit School Published in the Ahwatukee Foothills News, October 2016 Picture by Summit staff, Micki McIntyre Most of us grew up memorizing math facts and definitions of terms. This short term memory trick may work for...
Summit Alum hailed by NASA for winning design
Former Summit Student Kyle Corrette creates a 3-D model featured on NASA's website, as his design was selected as the teen winner of the “Future Engineers 3-D Printing Star TrekReplicator Challenge. Kyle's brainchild was one of 405 submissions from 30...