This week, students in the Yellow Cluster brought their history lessons to life as they played the part of immigrants coming to America through Ellis Island. In previous years, students took a field trip to the island, but this year the Yellow Cluster teachers found a creative solution to allow the students to take part in a multisensory exploration of what it was like to arrive in the United States through Ellis Island.
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Gaynor Alumni Parent and Author Richie Jackson Kicks Off Gaynor Book Club
The Gaynor Parents’ Association hosted the first-ever Gaynor Parent Book Club on the evening of May 18 with their first guest, Author Richie Jackson.
This Reading Challenge Reward Was Worth the Wait!
On May 13, students in the Red, Orange, Yellow, Silver, and Green Clusters received a very long-awaited treat. Head of School Dr. Scott Gaynor, Assistant Head of School Jill Thompson, and Director of Lower Division Donna Logue hand-delivered individually wrapped ice cream to them for meeting their 2020 reading challenge goal! (Yes, you read that correctly — 2020.) In what became an exercise in delayed gratification and promises kept, as well as a celebration of reading, the students finally received their reward!
Welcoming Gaynor Families for a Unique Relatives and Special Friends Day
This week Gaynor opened its doors virtually to give relatives and special friends of students a peek inside their classrooms.
Orange Cluster Students Travel the World from the Comfort of the Classroom
Orange Cluster students used their imaginations to jet across the globe last week as they learned about different countries and cultures.
From the PA’s DEI Committee: Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which celebrates, honors and recognizes the history and achievements of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) across our Nation. Katherine Yang, PA DEI Co-Chair and PA Book Fair Co-Chair and mother of Lauren Chan in the Green Cluster, shared a little bit about APA Heritage month.
Celebrating Poetry and Uplifting Student Voices
April is National Poetry Month, and it’s a time to celebrate poets and their craft. Students at Gaynor did just that, exploring different types of poetry and various poets.
Research-Based Curriculum Analysis: Executive Functioning Instruction at Gaynor
Understanding a child’s cognitive processing, and specifically executive functioning, is critical to assessing and treating dyslexia, learning, and attention disorders. Researchers Geena Kuriakose, Ph.D. (Brooklyn Learning Center) and Amy Margolis, Ph.D. (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Brooklyn Learning Center) analyzed executive functioning training at Gaynor.
Happy Earth Day!
Students at Gaynor celebrated Earth Day through a variety of activities, including crafts, learning about recyclables, and creating gifs to honor protecting our environment. Read on to learn about how different classes celebrated.
Parents Discuss Global Citizenship with Dr. Kristin J. Carothers
On Tuesday, April 20, Child Psychologist Dr. Kristin J. Carothers lead a webinar to help the parent community understand how our children can learn to be good global citizens and how to best support our community.