Spring Academy is a progressive private school based in Seattle, Washington providing a forward-thinking alternative to the traditional school environment.
Joined January 2016
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"We do know that for children who have dysgraphia, it can be a serious obstacle to academic success—and the research suggests there are tactics you can adopt to help kids with the condition express themselves."
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"Many families say meditation and mindfulness help their child focus, cope with stress, and 'quiet the mind.' These eight apps can help your child learn to meditate and be mindful. Many of them include guided meditations."
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Happy Fourth of July!
Enjoy the break! For those attending summer session, classes resume on Tuesday, July 6.
Amazing!
"She began writing “Gearbreakers” for a simple reason: She wasn’t seeing characters like herself — biracial (she’s half-Korean, half-white), queer teens — on the pages of the books she loved."
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Definitely bookmarking some of these for summer reading!
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"A recently published pilot study in Biological Psychiatry has demonstrated that body-oriented therapy has benefits for executive functioning in children aged 6–7 years old with ADHD even 6 months after the intervention of yoga and breathing practices."
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Congratulations to all our students and families on making it to the end of the 2020-2021 school year!!! Have a safe and restful break.
For those attending summer session, classes resume on Tuesday, July 6.
As we close out the school year, it's a great time to reflect on our successes.
"New research suggests that for a lot of kids, thinking about success helps them achieve more."
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"Their responses help give shape to how our youngest generation struggled through school and the real world over the past year. Their reflections are also a reminder of how resilience and growth are born from loss and hardship."
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"Speech-to-text technology allowed them to more easily transfer their ideas onto the page. This especially helped his students with ADHD and processing-related disabilities, such as auditory processing disorder or working memory deficits."
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'At first, Rahmyza Muhammad had her doubts about joining the project. 'I thought it would be boring to be taking pictures in our own homes. I thought, who would want to see pictures of what I see every day?' she said."
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Great resource from the LDA!
"Are you a parent or teacher of a child with a learning disability? Do you have a learning disability yourself? Do you work to support individuals who do? You are not alone."
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"The researchers wanted to address a core question in the field: are reading difficulties the result of a cognitive or neurological origin or of the eye movements that guide the uptake of information while reading?"
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"A sensory friendly show might have dimmer lights and quieter sound. There will be a designated area in the lobby where people can go take a quiet break or do provided activities."
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"While our kids mature and train their brains to respond to longer-term gratification, there are plenty of ways to introduce a little instant gratification into the reading process. Over time, these small wins can turn [...] into a lifelong habit."
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"This finding highlights that it’s not just optimism that drives effort and results, but unflappable optimism that holds steady over a period of time."
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"'There’s healing power in seeing your story or parts of yourself reflected in those characters.'"
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