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Learning in the Lower School does not only take place in the classroom. First through Fifth Grade students are able to take part in a variety of additional activities to extend their learning outside of the W+H school day. 

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Grit and Resilience
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This past Coffee and Conversation, we continued with the theme that we started the school year with and focused our talk on Grit and Resilience. We deconstructed and amplified concepts from Angela Duckworth’s book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.  Parents took a moment to complete a short Parent Questionnaire, and I introduced the survey by stating: “These are a number of statements that may or may not apply to you. There are no right or wrong answers. Please complete all 10 prompts and we’ll debrief at the end of our talk.”

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