DRINKING GOURD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

What they do

to Bring Children Together With Excitement for Learning. * to Create A "success-based" Environment Which Emphasizes Achievements Rather Than Failures. * to Create An Individual Learning Plan That is Challenging and Requires Every Student to Strive Toward Excellence In All Areas. * to Present Books and Reading Skills In An Engaging Way; to Develop Children With "book Fever"-an Insatiable Desire to Read. * to Present A Huge Variety of Mathematical Experiences So That Students Gain A Real Understanding of These Concepts Rather Than A Focus On Simply "filling In The Right Answers." * to Weave Art and Music Experiences Into The Everyday Life of The Classroom. * to Teach Children Peaceful, Cooperative Ways to Handle Conflicts. * to Develop The Students Ability to Understand and Express Their Emotions and to Empathize With Others. * to Help Children Recognize and Reject Gender Stereotypes In Our Environment; to Consciously Provide Opportunities for Both Girls and Boys to Experience A