AnthonyG. – Agile Learning Centers

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Week1- Keeping Busy, on the site AnthonyG. 9 hours, 57 minutes ago

Tuesday and Wednesday, the first two days of school, were exhausting. The kids level of excitement and energy, though understandable, was overwhelming. It made it hard for me to exist peacefully inside. To keep […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Orientation, on the site AnthonyG. 10 hours, 9 minutes ago

We start each school year out with an orientation. It’s great for getting the whole school community in the same room and on the same page. United and informed about the year ahead.

WE give updates on changes […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Perpetual Underqualification, on the site AnthonyG. 5 days, 20 hours ago

“One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning.” – Ruth Reichl

this is literally how i make a living.

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Year 3, on the site AnthonyG. 1 week, 1 day ago

Heartwood is about to start its third operating year. WOW! How did we get here?

It’s been a hard, long, and sometimes very stressful journey. A lot of personal development and new perspectives. The school has […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Heartwood Self Assessment, on the site AnthonyG. 11 months, 2 weeks ago

It took me a while to type and publish this so this post is fairly old.

This is the last week of the school year for Heartwood ALC.

We’re running a special schedule this week where we reflect and have […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, reflective questions at end of school day, on the site AnthonyG. 11 months, 2 weeks ago

some spaces ask

“did you get good grades today? did you obey the rules today”

vs

our space asks

“were you a good person today. did you become a better person? did you improve today? did you reach a […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Heartwood ALC 1 year, 2 months ago

Zoë
03/24/2017
A. What did you plan to do for Sawdust or during the time other kids are at Sawdust? at sawdust i pend to do 15 minutes a day
– If you didn’t complete your Sawdust goals, why not? What happened?i […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Heartwood ALC 1 year, 2 months ago

Sebastian
03/24/2017
A. What do you usually do during Sawdust or during the time other kids are at Stardust?
study
B. How did you spend your time this week? What did you do?
studied alot
C. What are two things you […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Heartwood ALC 1 year, 2 months ago

Gabriel
03/24/2017
A. What do you usually do during Sawdust or during the time other kids are at Stardust?
i Don’t do sawdust.
B. How did you spend your time this week? What did you do?
I went 2 the APEX museum! […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Heartwood ALC 1 year, 2 months ago

Malcolm
03/24/2017
A. What did you plan to do for Sawdust or during the time other kids are at Sawdust?
i planing to do videos with other people.
– If you didn’t complete your Sawdust goals, why not? What […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Heartwood ALC 1 year, 2 months ago

Kaylie
03/24/2017
A. What did you plan to do for Sawdust or during the time other kids are at Sawdust?
draw
– If you didn’t complete your Sawdust goals, why not? What happened?
took to long to do it all
– If you […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Heartwood ALC 1 year, 2 months ago

Camille
03/24/2017
A. What did you plan to do for Sawdust or during the time other kids are at Sawdust?
– If you didn’t complete your Sawdust goals, why not? What happened? the reason why i did not complete […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, (no title), on the site Heartwood ALC 1 year, 2 months ago

Owen
03/24/2017
A. What did you plan to do for Sawdust or during the time other kids are at Sawdust? drawing youtube stuff
– If you didn’t complete your Sawdust goals, why not? What happened? i forgot to draw […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Short Blogs on Culture, on the site AnthonyG. 1 year, 3 months ago

I came across these blog posts about the power and importance of culture. They’re HR oriented but definitely some great takeaways that I think are relevant to school culture as groomed at ALCs.

This talks about […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Screening Interested Parents, on the site AnthonyG. 1 year, 4 months ago

As it relates to screening families who are interested in enrolling, what we’ve learned is important is that both parents or all involved & relevant adults be on the same page about the education choice. Ideally […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Culture is Everything, on the site AnthonyG. 1 year, 4 months ago

I was having a conversation with The Abby de ALC NYC about realizing how important culture is to the functioning of an ALC (or any community for that matter.)

Julia and I were advised many times about grooming […]

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, Evolving Parent Interest Nights, on the site AnthonyG. 1 year, 4 months ago

For the first two months of Heartwood ALC we had Parent Interest Nights twice a month. For multiple reasons we stopped that immediately and moved to doing them once a month. We might not even keep that up. It’s […]

Scott replied 1 year, 3 months ago

This was really good insight. Thank you for sharing.

AnthonyG. wrote a new post, ALC Prep and Style, on the site AnthonyG. 1 year, 4 months ago

During a phone call with The Mercer a couple months ago we talked about the ways ALCs have come about and some of the essential ingredients to success. I’ve already mentioned the ingredients in a previous blog […]

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