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A visit to Authors’ Tea…November 9th, 2008One of my favorite things to do is to visit the first grade to watch an “Authors’ Tea” in action. Several times a year the first grade classes write their own stories, based on the theme they’ve been studying, and then read the stories out loud to each other and to the “assembled multitude” of parents and grandparents who proudly look on. Read the rest of this entry » The CWA Business ModelOctober 6th, 2008A few weeks ago someone turned to me and asked “What’s the school’s business model?” I grinned and replied, “tuition in—salaries out.” Read the rest of this entry » Thanks for coming to my picnic!September 14th, 2008The weather was simply perfect, and the atmosphere was festive at “my” picnic last Friday. The picnic is one of my favorites among all the various community-building events we put on each year at CWA. For returning families, it’s an opportunity to reconnect with families they haven’t seen much since the previous school year. For families new to the school, it’s a wonderful opportunity to meet the families of some of the students their new-to-Charles-Wright child is talking about. Read the rest of this entry » The World of the Comics vs. our CWA World…September 6th, 2008In the week before Labor Day I noticed that a number of comic strips had the theme “Summer is about over… it’s time to go back to school.” The typical “message” was that kids were upset and their moms were ecstatic that school was about to start. Read the rest of this entry » A thoroughly Tarrier event!May 26th, 2008We officially broke ground on the new language and performing arts building last Monday, May 19! It was a thoroughly Tarrier event! Read the rest of this entry » CWA wins another state championship…ho hum!April 27th, 2008Under the headline Once again, Charles Wright earns crown at Knowledge Bowl, the News Tribune wrote a recent article about the CWA Knowledge Bowl team, noting that we’ve taken the 1A State Championship 4 out of the last 5 years (and they’ve won the state championship eight out of the last 13 years, too, coming in “only” second all the other years)! Read the rest of this entry » It’s been too long…April 20th, 2008I realized to my suprise and dismay that it has been nearly 3 months since I have posted a blog entry. Read the rest of this entry » CWA to form partnership with Boys and Girls ClubsJanuary 25th, 2008Charles Wright is forming a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound. Initially, this partnership will involve two strands: collaborating on community service opportunities and working together to bring high financial need students to the school. Support for this collaboration is being provided by a generous gift to the school’s endowment from the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation. Read the rest of this entry »
If CWA Freshmen Ran the World…December 2nd, 2007…the world would be a better place. Read the rest of this entry » Public Education is Important!October 29th, 2007I have spent nearly my entire life outside of the public school system. I attended public school in grades K-4, and my older daughter attended a public school in kindergarten and first grade. Nevertheless, I know that a strong public school system benefits everyone, even those of us whose lives only minimally intersect with the public education sector. Read the rest of this entry » |
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