CultureFeed Archives
Cade Museum aims to ‘spark wonder, invent possible’ with exhibits that blend science and art
A “26,000-square-foot intellectual oasis” opened in Gainesville, Florida in May after more than a decade of fundraising, and it aims to inspire visitors to “spark wonder, invent possible.”
Jewish school brings summer camp to class
The Jewish Community Day School in Watertown, MA, incorporates camp-like overnight trips as part of its Jewish environmental education curriculum. That is part of a broader push toward experiential learning and character formation.
High school student interns at Deloitte, sets the stage for his future
When Gregory Damas entered Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School four years ago, he immediately went to work, and the years of internship experience he’s racked up—at the city’s mayor’s office and prestigious accounting firms—is setting him up nicely for his future.
Virginia students influence Government 911 law
Virginia law now requires local agencies to accept text messages to 911, thanks to a law crafted by four Centreville High School students as part of their U.S. government class.
Formation in the Trenches: Melinda Mahand
Academic Dean Melinda Mahand explains how a little book by John Milton inspired the vision for character formation at Franklin Classical School. Ancient texts—like the Bible and the chivalric code—serve as sources for Franklin’s definition of what virtue is and how to live it out.
Building a Culture of Learning in Rural Schools
We aim to teach our assigned curriculum but in a way that makes sense for kids who don’t use doorbells and may have never ridden an elevator
A community-wide effort to ingrain shared values into local culture, curricula
New Providence Character Award presented: “Our character education is based on integrity, fairness, respect and responsibility.”
Principal uses own failure to improve school climate
Chicago charter school principal Isaac Castelaz is capitalizing on his failures to create a roadmap for success, a process that’s setting an example of strong character for his students and staff.
Angus McBeath, veteran superintendent on “Character formation as key to school and district academic results”
Character formation involves behaviors that students use both in the school and outside the school. In this way, students embody the highest goal of education: to become responsible people who are accountable to themselves and to others for their actions and behaviors.
Poverty, child abuse, and low achievement make forming character hard—but not impossible
Sue-Ann Rosch, founder of the Community School for Social Justice in the South Bronx, detailed the rampant school discipline problems that prompted a shift to a Restorative Justice approach during an Education Leaders Roundtable at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture in March.
Jewish students reconnect with African American community for MLK Day
Students at a Jewish school in Detroit spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day honoring the late civil rights leader’s legacy of activism, through both programs at the school and a coalition of teens who headed to Los Angeles to plant urban gardens and converse about race.
Wide-Ranging Journeys, Inner Change
Part one of a two-part series on the Nexus Global Studies program