8 New Imagine/CHILD Charter Schools to Open Next Year
Unique Evening Rose Community Chosen for First Tallahassee Site
ISI, Imagine Schools, and K2UrbanCorp, along with friends and supporters gathered for a press conference to announce the Tallahassee K-8 CHILD school.
Imagine Schools and ISI are fast becoming the new dynamic duo. Imagine has chosen Project CHILD as the instructional model for eight of its Florida charter schools scheduled to open in August. They will be located in the following counties: Broward, Indian River, Lake, Leon, Pasco, Pinellas, St. Lucie, and Sarasota.
The Tallahassee site is especially exciting to CHILD founder, Dr. Sally Butzin. “I am so grateful to finally have a Project CHILD school in my home town. Now parents will have a choice for an awesome educational experience for their children. And being located at Evening Rose is the icing on the cake!” Another plus is that ISI’s former Director of Training and Client Support, Suezan Turknett, will be the principal.
K2 Urban Corp is developing Evening Rose as an innovative green community within the urban core. The development includes a diverse mix of homes, live-work homes, town homes, and commercial space with shops and restaurants – all within walking distance. A day care center and the Imagine Charter School complete the vision to create an environmentally friendly neighborhood in which to live, work, and learn.
http://www.k2urbancorp.com/ K2 Urban Corp Home Developers, Imagine Schools and Project CHILD unite to build a school in Tallahassee.
http://www.imagineschools.com/ Imagine Schools, go here to enroll your child.
CHILD Growth Expands to Connecticut
Seven schools in New Britain to come on board next year
New Britain educators Nancy Sarra and Christine Bruemmer (3rd and 4th from left) join Gale Fulford, Sally Butzin, Paula Cannon, and Ron Mayes on a CHILD school tour.
Welcome to our newest CHILD partners from New Britain, Connecticut. Superintendent Dr. Doris Kurtz has selected the CHILD model as a vehicle to reach struggling students who have not been successful in traditional classrooms. Initial teacher training is scheduled for April, with implementation beginning next year.
Thanks to Cypress Trails Elementary in Palm Beach Gardens, FL for hosting visitors who came for a preview of CHILD classrooms in action. Principal, Gale Fulford provided a personalized guided tour for New Britain educators Christine Bruemmer and Nancy Sarra, along with Paula Cannon, CHILD Coordinator for Marion County, Florida, Ron Mayes, Principal of the new Imagine School at Port St. Lucie, FL, and Sally Butzin, ISI Executive Director.
Consultant Training Grows to Second Session
Okaloosa County, FL will host event May 16-17
Brainstorming session at the first consultant training workshop in Vero Beach, FL.
If you missed coming to the Consultant Training Workshop in February, you now have another chance to become a certified CHILD Consultant. As a consultant, you will have opportunities to train and mentor new teachers, make presentations at conferences and meetings, and serve as an ambassador for Project CHILD. Consider joining us in Okaloosa County, Florida to expand your professional and leadership horizons!
Bluewater Elementary School
4545 Range Rd.
Niceville, FL 32578
Friday, May 16th 4:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 17th 8:30-3:30 p.m.
Call ISI to apply (800-940-6985) or look online at www.ifsi.org under “More events and photos.”
Active Learning/Technology Websites
http://www.learningwheels.com/ Learning Wheels will be presenting a session at this year’s Annual CHILD Conference. Preview this site to see how games are used effectively in classrooms.
http://us.iearn.org/professional_development/
multimedia/index.html iEarn Multimedia Guide. Provides teachers with step-by-step assistance in integrating online collaborative projects into their curricula, designing new projects, finding partners, and sharing the project outcomes.
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.cfm Global School Net. Their mission is to support 21st century learning.
http://www.newhorizons.org/ New Horizons. Gives visibility to effective teaching and learning practices along with ideas that have not yet reached the mainstream. Also works in coordination with other reputable networks and learning communities.
Dr. Sarah M. (Sally) Butzin, Executive Director
Winky Jenkins-Rice, Director of Educational Programs
Diana
Paulson, Senior Program Specialist
Institute
for School Innovation
1339 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-671-3706
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