Every year, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) selects a number of teaching trends to track. For 2014-15, NAIS, a nonprofit membership association that advocates on behalf of its 1,700 independent private schools and educational organizations, chose four themes they consider “priority interests.” While the trends will undoubtedly continue for years to come, these four will be scrutinized and…

Growing up, summer was a time of swimming, riding my bike, reading, and relaxing. I faced each day with ebullience until that fateful day when I would enter the local department store with my mom and note with a sudden dose of reality that summer did not last forever; the school supplies were once again positioned in the most prominent…

The commencement exercises at the end of the year were nothing short of incredible. Your pint-sized superhero seemed to earn every academic award at their Orlando school. At the advent of summer, you allowed reading and studying to fall behind planned vacations, trips to the beach, and playing with friends because every child deserves a break, and with your child…

Like a tourist peering through the glass at an aquarium and immediately recognizing each plant’s and animal’s lifestyle and habits, many people take swift glimpses into an Orange County private school classroom and believe they understand the intricate inner workings of a school system. Below are three myths that do not hold up to research, may prove destructive to a…

What does it take to learn? In writing, authors are taught to “hook” a reader by penning a sentence so compelling the audience cannot help but continue reading. The approach to teaching is quite similar: present information that will immediately grab the students’ interest and keep them intrigued. This engagement is most often noted in Orlando private school teachers and…

Holding a conversation with a young child sometimes requires a balance of mental acuity and great deduction.  Within three sentences you may hear about dinosaurs, yesterday’s lunch, and their best friend.  Trying to figure out speech patterns when no segues exist is often so perplexing it requires in-depth questions and outright guesses.  If this conundrum sounds familiar, read on to…