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Raising Resilient Girls (ITAV) May 8
Our pals at It Takes A Village present their May Parent Education event, “Raising Resilient Girls” Speaker: Simone Marean Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Girls Leadership Institute Thursday, May 8 at 7pm, Strawberry Point School Learn more and RSVP … Continue reading
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Homeschool Information Evening (4/28)
Our new friends at Marin Homeschoolers invite MVGATE families to their Second Annual Homeschool Information Evening Mon Apr 28, 6:00-9:30pm Mill Valley Golf Clubhouse, 267 Buena Vista Ave
Posted in admin, meetings, out-of-school, parent-education, tech/comm/research, Uncategorized
Tagged grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade K
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Boston Globe: Social Costs of Neglecting Gifted Education
Good piece in yesterday’s Boston Globe: new research assesses the costs to society of failing to promote gifted education. (2000 words) Veteran GATE parents will recognize the challenges this article describes; new GATE parents need to get up to speed.
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Computer Science Learning for Kids
MV GATE’s mission in computer science learning is to bring a rich array of world-class programs to any interested school or child in Mill Valley, then to extend that model to other interested districts and communities. MV GATE offers a … Continue reading
Posted in in-school, math, out-of-school, parent-initiated, tech
Tagged grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade K
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Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (4/22)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required Tuesday Apr 22, 2014 from 6:30-7:30pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue The eigth meeting of the mighty “Pizza and Pages Book Club” will be Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in arts, english, out-of-school, parent-initiated
Tagged grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Oceanographer for a Day, grades 5-8 (5/31)
The Marine Science Sailing Adventure on SF Bay returns Sat May 31! The Adventure last November was a terrific time, full of science and ecology and seamanship, and an opportunity to make new friends and welcome new kids to MVGATE. … Continue reading
Posted in leadership, out-of-school, outdoors, parent-initiated, science
Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Oceanographer for a Day, grades K-4 (5/31)
The Marine Science Sailing Adventure on SF Bay returns Sat May 31, this time for younger kids! The Adventure last November was a terrific time, full of science and ecology and seamanship, and an opportunity to make new friends and … Continue reading
Posted in leadership, out-of-school, outdoors, parent-initiated, science
Tagged grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade K
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Autodesk Gallery Guided Tour for grades 3-4-5 (3/5)
MVGATE announces our return to the Autodesk Gallery — this time just for younger kids, grades 3-4-5! The tour gives a remarkable glimpse of the world our kids will live and work and compete in, brought to us with the … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 3, grade 4, grade 5
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Gary Stager, “The Technology and Creative Learning Revolution” (2/13)
Gary Stager will speak on “The Technology and Creative Learning Revolution” Marin County Office of Education 1111 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael Thu Feb 13, 4:00-5:30pm Register for free here
Technology for Differentiated Learning, at Old Mill
Two events at Old Mill School will explore progress in differentiating learning via technology: (1) On Thu 1/9 our friends at the It Takes A Village PTA offer a parent-education event. In “Technology Tools Update” (7:00-8:30pm at Old Mill), Dan … Continue reading
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