The Power of School and Family Partnerships
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Our new host of the Dawson Podcast, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brandon Wiley, welcomes listeners to this season! Dawson's academic leaders - Head of Middle School David Perram, Head of Lower School Amanda Murray-Musgrave, and Head of Early Childhood & Admissions Krista Jacobsen - join him in a conversation all about school and family partnerships. Topics include tips for a successful school year, advice for addressing concerns about your child's experience, and ways that Dawson offers families better insight into the school day. For more from the Dawson Podcast, check us out online at ....
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Part 2: Project-Based Learning in Early Childhood with Dawson Faculty
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Dawson faculty Katie Figg and Sara Greenspan join Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brandon Wiley in a conversation about project-based learning in early childhood education at Dawson. In this episode, our teachers share their first-hand experience with implementing PBL in their classrooms, the challenges they've faced, and the outcomes they've witnessed with their students. You'll also hear about their hopes for the first EC PBL Conference at Dawson in February! . . . For more from the Dawson Podcast, check us out online at .
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Project-Based Learning in Early Childhood with Sara Lev
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Author and educator Sara Lev joins Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brandon Wiley in a conversation about project-based learning in early childhood education. In this episode, they discuss the common misconceptions and the benefits of PBL for children ages 3-8. Plus, you'll hear about the genesis of a professional development opportunity that Sara and her co-authors (Amanda Clark and Erin Starkey) are partnering with Dawson to host on our campus in Las Vegas in February 2024: the first-ever Early Childhood Project-Based Learning Conference. Find out more...
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Find What Lights Your Heart in Nature with Farmer Steph
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During her inaugural visit to Las Vegas to help the School bring new life to the Ruffin Organic Garden, Farmer Stephanie McDonough joined us to share her journey from a marketing job at the NBA Headquarters to farming with kids. Farmer Steph is a Life Lab-certified School Garden Educator and owner of Farm to Table Kids. In this episode, she talks about how she helps kids connect and find what lights their hearts in nature. You'll also learn about her passion for regenerative farming and her daily ritual of a morning garden walk. Learn more about Farm to Table Kids at For more from the...
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The Campfire Principle with Charles Vogl
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Charles Vogl joins Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop and Head of School Roxanne Stansbury in an important conversation about building community and belonging in this era of loneliness. As Dawson dives into its Core Value of Belonging, Charles's concept of the Campfire Principle will guide the School's efforts to plan the events and spaces that support each student, family, and employee. Learn more about the research behind his work and how organizations and companies can reimagine how they facilitate connections. Charles is an adviser, speaker, and award-winning author of "The Art of...
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Kindergarten Take Over: How do you level up? Part 3
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We have a special treat for our Dawson Podcast listeners: a three-episode dose of SWEETNESS in your earbuds from our Dawson Kindergarten show hosts! In the spring, students learned all about our school-wide throughline, LEVEL UP. Then, we passed them the mic to interview members of our community about what it means to LEVEL UP in their lives. They invited faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends to share. They wrote the introduction, closing, and all of the interview questions, and you do not want to miss it. Enjoy! For more from the Dawson Podcast, check us out online at
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Kindergarten Take Over: How do you level up? Part 2
Alexander Dawson School Podcast
We have a special treat for our Dawson Podcast listeners: a three-episode dose of SWEETNESS in your earbuds from our Dawson Kindergarten show hosts! In the spring, students learned all about our school-wide throughline, LEVEL UP. Then, we passed them the mic to interview members of our community about what it means to LEVEL UP in their lives. They invited faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends to share. They wrote the introduction, closing, and all of the interview questions, and you do not want to miss it. Enjoy! For more from the Dawson Podcast, check us out online at
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Kindergarten Take Over: How do you level up? Part 1
Alexander Dawson School Podcast
We have a special treat for our Dawson Podcast listeners: a three-episode dose of SWEETNESS in your earbuds from our Dawson Kindergarten show hosts! In the spring, students learned all about our school-wide throughline, LEVEL UP. Then, we passed them the mic to interview members of our community about what it means to LEVEL UP in their lives. They invited faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends to share. They wrote the introduction, closing, and all of the interview questions, and you do not want to miss it. Enjoy! For more from the Dawson Podcast, check us out online at
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Transforming Student Experiences with Dr. Denise Pope of Challenge Success
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Dawson was fortunate to welcome Challenge Success co-founder Dr. Denise Pope back to the podcast during a recent campus visit in November for a conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop. In this episode, they discuss the work that Stanford University's Challenge Success is doing to transform student experiences through a community model to improve their well-being. You'll hear about the importance of engagement, well-being, and belonging in school, how parents should think about partnering with schools, and social media use as it relates to success. Learn more about Challenge...
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Building and Sustaining a Culture of Belonging at Dawson
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CultureEd Collective Co-Founders Kori McMillion and Jacinta Williams join Head of School Roxanne Stansbury and Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop for an in-depth conversation about their important work of helping independent schools build and sustain a culture of belonging. As experts on diversity, equity, and inclusion, they discuss what it takes to create a better reality for all people, the critical skills and competencies students will need in order to thrive in their future, and how parents can that a school is delivering and actualizing the mission, vision, diversity statements. ...
info_outlineDawson's Chief of Security & Campus Facilities Dennis Johnson in conversation with Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop about caring for our campus. From the logistics of afternoon carpool to the intentionality behind the landscape and design of our campus, Dennis works to keep our school and facilities both beautiful and functional. They also discuss the process of planning, designing and building our new middle school playground, a project led by Dennis in partnership with administration and faculty that was completed in fall 2019.