By Christine Mason and Jillayne Flanders, CEI Associate Heart Centered Learning, CEI’s signature approach focusing on 5cs (compassion, courage, consciousness, confidence, and community) is very compatible with the priorities of Dexter Park. According to Principal Chris Dodge, ‘One of our school goals this year is to build a culture of respect and collaboration between adults/students, adults/adults, students/students and school/community, which includes providing PD to staff

By Brogan Murphy, CEI Intern Access to Clean Water. When you thought of safety and security, water safety, the consistent and reliable access to clean water, is probably not one of the main things that came to mind. However, the lack of access to healthy, clean water has been determined to be the #1 global risk based on impact to society. Worldwide, about 1 in every 10 people lack access to safe water, and 1 in 3 lack access to a toilet. The latter statistic is particularly

By Sam Walters, CEI Intern Students love technology.  As someone who taught middle school math last year for DC Public Schools, I witnessed firsthand how much time was spent on computers and iPads. Students enjoy being able to work hands-on and interact with programs in order to play games and learn key mathematical ideas simultaneously. Introducing Spatial Temporal (ST) Math One of the leading resources in visual math instruction is ST Math, which is a great resource to use