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Prince Myshkin

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or any school that you know of for that matter???

I'm looking for any ideas (big things or small) that we might be able to borrow/adapt/implement at the school where I currently teach.

We hear a lot about the negative aspects of school, but let's focus on the good for a while!

 
At my kids elementary school they do an open house art show on a night in May. Kids/adults, anyone in school families, can submit art. They display it with the artists name and a little blurb about the art. They also allow people to submit video clips(up to 3 minutes IIRC) and show them on a continuous loop in a separate room. The PTO have a bake sale and sell pizza and also have 3-4 craft tables(duct tape, spin art, rainbow loom etc.). My kids love it and my parents alway come too, it's the school event our family looks forward to most. We are by no means artistically talented, just a really fun event for all(kids are ages 6-13).

 
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At my kids elementary school they do an open house art show on a night in May. Kids/adults, anyone in school families, can submit art. They display it with the artists name and a little blurb about the art. They also allow people to submit video clips(up to 3 minutes IIRC) and show them on a continuous loop in a separate room. The PTO have a bake sale and sell pizza and also have 3-4 craft tables(duct tape, spin art, rainbow loom etc.). My kids love it and my parents alway come too, it's the school even our family looks forward to most. We are by no means artistically talented, just a really fun event for all(kids are ages 6-13).
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Fantastic...I like the idea of opening it to family members.

 
Prince Myshkin said:
Kraft... said:
At my kids elementary school they do an open house art show on a night in May. Kids/adults, anyone in school families, can submit art. They display it with the artists name and a little blurb about the art. They also allow people to submit video clips(up to 3 minutes IIRC) and show them on a continuous loop in a separate room. The PTO have a bake sale and sell pizza and also have 3-4 craft tables(duct tape, spin art, rainbow loom etc.). My kids love it and my parents alway come too, it's the school even our family looks forward to most. We are by no means artistically talented, just a really fun event for all(kids are ages 6-13).
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Fantastic...I like the idea of opening it to family members.
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yeah, my 13yo still submits stuff even though she's moved on to middle school. Forgot to mention that there are comment boxes next to each piece of art that the artist gets later in the week. Kids get a kick out of the comments people leave for them.

 
The boy's shower room in our high school has been packed full of boxes holding plaques and banners from years past. That way no one has to take those pesky after practice showers. :rolleyes:

(HS ranked inside top 200 in the country. :bag: )

 
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Prince Myshkin said:
or any school that you know of for that matter???

I'm looking for any ideas (big things or small) that we might be able to borrow/adapt/implement at the school where I currently teach.

We hear a lot about the negative aspects of school, but let's focus on the good for a while!
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Instead of holding a bunch of little fundraisers throughout the year, there's one big one in early May. Local citizens and businesses donate items for auctions. Teachers donate experiences auction or raffle: pizza party with a favorite teacher, art/music lessons over the summer with specialty teachers, etc. Naming rights are sold to different parts of the campus: the highest bidder gets to name the gym, or cafeteria, or the dropoff/pickup road loop at the school for the next school year, and signs are put up that the winning family gets to keep after their naming rights period expires.

Much broader and deeper participation knowing this is the one time of the year we get asked for extra money instead of constantly getting asked to sell spirit cups and ####.

The big event kicking off auction night is a fun run around the school's neighborhood, with 1-mile and 2-mile courses available for participants. One of the P.E. goals of the school for every 3rd-5th grader to be in good enough physical condition to run a mile, and this is where the kids show off what they can do. The kids solicit pledges from friends/family to run one of the courses, a couple of teachers organize after-school running clubs for kids who want/need to train to make it around the course, and any student who can beat the principal (a marathon runner) in the 2-mile course wins a big prize and recognition at the end-of-school-year awards assembly. Kids who reach certain pledge thresholds receive different incentive prizes, and everyone gets race T-shirts with fronts and color scheme designed by and voted on by kids, with sponsor space sold on the backs.

The event takes a lot of parent volunteer hours to pull off, but the night itself is a blast, and the kids look forward to it all spring.

 
We do some fundraising and let the kids really get involved. Each grade competes in "penny wars" with each other. Each grade votes on the charity they want to support. The winning grade gets all the money for their selected charity (this year it was to build wells in Africa, last year was a local soup kitchen). The kids really get into it and we end up raising a lot of money for a good cause. Plus, I think it is helpful for the kids to make that nominate a charity to present their nomination to the class and it's good that so many kids get to hear about all these people that need help and how important it can be to get involved.

 
Bruce Dickinson said:
Prince Myshkin said:
or any school that you know of for that matter???

I'm looking for any ideas (big things or small) that we might be able to borrow/adapt/implement at the school where I currently teach.

We hear a lot about the negative aspects of school, but let's focus on the good for a while!
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Instead of holding a bunch of little fundraisers throughout the year, there's one big one in early May. Local citizens and businesses donate items for auctions. Teachers donate experiences auction or raffle: pizza party with a favorite teacher, art/music lessons over the summer with specialty teachers, etc. Naming rights are sold to different parts of the campus: the highest bidder gets to name the gym, or cafeteria, or the dropoff/pickup road loop at the school for the next school year, and signs are put up that the winning family gets to keep after their naming rights period expires.

Much broader and deeper participation knowing this is the one time of the year we get asked for extra money instead of constantly getting asked to sell spirit cups and ####.

The big event kicking off auction night is a fun run around the school's neighborhood, with 1-mile and 2-mile courses available for participants. One of the P.E. goals of the school for every 3rd-5th grader to be in good enough physical condition to run a mile, and this is where the kids show off what they can do. The kids solicit pledges from friends/family to run one of the courses, a couple of teachers organize after-school running clubs for kids who want/need to train to make it around the course, and any student who can beat the principal (a marathon runner) in the 2-mile course wins a big prize and recognition at the end-of-school-year awards assembly. Kids who reach certain pledge thresholds receive different incentive prizes, and everyone gets race T-shirts with fronts and color scheme designed by and voted on by kids, with sponsor space sold on the backs.

The event takes a lot of parent volunteer hours to pull off, but the night itself is a blast, and the kids look forward to it all spring.
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Yeah, we have what they call a gala once a year for that at some local country club. There's a band, a casino section, buffet, open bar. Its a good time.

 
My son's school is a public montessori school. It's been awesome for him. Not only does the format fit him perfectly, I like that they mix the age groups. K3 - K5 are together and so are 1-2 grades. I'm not sure if that's part of the montessori philosophy, but it seems to really help with maturity. Early on they learn to follow. As they learn they naturally become leaders. The older kids in the class "teach" more than the teachers at times. My son is thriving.

 
The Commish said:
My son's school is a public montessori school. It's been awesome for him. Not only does the format fit him perfectly, I like that they mix the age groups. K3 - K5 are together and so are 1-2 grades. I'm not sure if that's part of the montessori philosophy, but it seems to really help with maturity. Early on they learn to follow. As they learn they naturally become leaders. The older kids in the class "teach" more than the teachers at times. My son is thriving.
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Our montessori does that as well. I really like that idea.

 
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