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Design Thinking

Design Thinking

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Design Thinking…. The Road to Entrepreneurial Thinking for Our Students 2016 at The Cushman School will be a year where students will be creating for a purpose. Whether they are taking interesting ideas and turning them into a project with real-world applications as in our

The Importance of Outdoor Play

The Importance of Outdoor Play

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Play is a fundamental and critical piece in developing children who are passionate, imaginative, negotiators, problem-solvers, resilient and leaders. When good supervision occurs and children are able to follow their interests and ideas in their unique way, play contributes to the development of a child’s

Innovation at Cushman

Innovation at Cushman

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The Cushman School’s INNOVATION CENTER will soon be open! We are thrilled to be able to offer our students, and in time our community’s children, a flexible space for exploration of and engagement with the design thinking process through the integration of science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

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This year, we began our celebration and understanding of our Hispanic neighbors’ heritages when students from our sister school in Madrid, Spain- the Altair School, came to visit us for two weeks. Twenty students and two teachers joined host families and were welcomed on campus.

Instilling Global Perspective

Instilling Global Perspective

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As part of our ongoing initiative to instill a global perspective in our students, our Global Studies department continues to establish relationships with many international schools, the first of which was China-based Hunan University over 10 years ago. These collaborations allow some of our students

Our Annual Spring Play

Our Annual Spring Play

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There is no doubt that The Cushman School is something special. Our annual spring play is an event we look forward to all year, and this year’s show, “Annie,” with the outstanding performances of each student on stage, is something to celebrate. No matter what

Character Education

Character Education

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Successfully educating today’s youth requires a true partnership between family, community, and the school itself.  Schools have a tall order to fill as they seek to prepare and develop students against the backdrop of an ever-changing global society. Today’s students are faced with navigating a