by Savanna Honerkamp-Smith | Aug 18, 2022
What We Do: Design Projects >> Strength-Based Culture Adding Voices to Strategic Planning at MS/JHS 118 As with any institution, tackling the complex systems of inequity in our schools is no small task. It requires deep commitment, planning, and most...
by Savanna Honerkamp-Smith | Feb 5, 2018
What We Do: Design Projects >> Strength-Based Culture Cultivating a Culture of Persistence at Bronx Bridges High School How do we actually teach persistence? As more and more research indicates the critical role this habit of mind plays in student achievement,...
by Damian Bendersky | Sep 11, 2017
What We Do: Design Projects >> Strength-Based Culture Building Value for Learning at High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology Mounting evidence educational psychology research indicates that when students see the value of their schoolwork—how it...
by Damian Bendersky | Mar 16, 2015
What We Do: Design Projects >> Strength-Based Culture Building Persistence: Academic and Personal Behaviors at Liberation Diploma Plus Conventional high school curricula have nearly always focused on content knowledge and academic proficiency, but a growing...
by Damian Bendersky | Aug 20, 2014
What We Do: Design Projects >> Strength-Based Culture Building School Culture with Core Values at Juan Morel Campos Secondary School A growing body of research has shown that students’ academic mindsets can act as a lever to boost success in school and beyond.1...