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What Exactly is Daylight Savings Time?

What Exactly is Daylight Savings Time?

November 17, 2014
Although it has been a few weeks since we set our clocks back for Daylight Savings Time, the shortening daylight has us wondering once again... What exactly is Daylight Savings Time? Why do we do it? According to timeanddate.com, Daylight Savings Time (or DST, as the cool kids call it) is intended ...
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Adults Can “Choose Kind,” Too

Adults Can “Choose Kind,” Too

November 13, 2014
Today at PA Virtual, one of our students led a presentation entitled “Choose Kind” as part of a month-long anti-bullying campaign spearheaded by our Guidance Counselors. The presentation led to a discussion among students about how to treat each other. A quick internet search on “choose kind” ...
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Veterans Day: Just Memorial Day, Part 2?

Veterans Day: Just Memorial Day, Part 2?

November 10, 2014
Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and it often seems like we focus on having a day off of work or school more than we do the holiday and its meaning. Perhaps it is because we don't quite understand the holiday's intent, seeing it rather as a "recycled" Memorial Day. Even the U.S. Department of Veteran's ...
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Let the Music Play!

Let the Music Play!

November 06, 2014
Many of us are likely aware of research that supports the benefits of music education for children and young adults. It can improve language development, IQ scores, spatial-temporal scores, and more. While scientific research is important in recognizing and understanding the benefits music ...
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Science: Not-So-Weird

Science: Not-So-Weird

November 03, 2014
Today on our Facebook page, we shared a great article from Philly.com about girls and science (Boccella, Kathy. Teen girls having fun - with science, 11/7/14, philly.com). Highlighting Super Science Saturday, an event hosted at West Chester University, the article reminds us that we continue to ...
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Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences

October 29, 2014
We're out at meetings this week so we'll be taking a break from creating our fabulous Blog content. Luckily, Grete DeAngelo, a mom, women's fiction author, and history teacher, wrote a thoughtful piece for the Huffington Post that we thought we'd share. It's definitely that time of year when ...
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