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  • Modern Learning at Dawson: An Opportunity for Differentiation

    When I entered the field of education almost 20 years ago, I could never have predicted what awaited me in 2024. Certainly, longstanding joys such as watching new readers crack the phonics code, students mixing paint using a color wheel to make the perfect purple, or Lower School friends passing along a classic joke (“Why couldn’t the skeleton go to the ball?”) are ever present at Dawson. On the other hand, education in 2024 often feels like some kind of voyage into space – leaving the old precepts of teaching and learning to explore the unknown reaches of what students will need to know when they enter the workforce in 10 years, 20 years, and beyond.
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  • Modern Learning at Dawson: An Opportunity for Differentiation

    Nissa Reynolds, Dean of Student Services
    When I entered the field of education almost 20 years ago, I could never have predicted what awaited me in 2024. Certainly, longstanding joys such as watching new readers crack the phonics code, students mixing paint using a color wheel to make the perfect purple, or Lower School friends passing along a classic joke (“Why couldn’t the skeleton go to the ball?”) are ever present at Dawson. On the other hand, education in 2024 often feels like some kind of voyage into space – leaving the old precepts of teaching and learning to explore the unknown reaches of what students will need to know when they enter the workforce in 10 years, 20 years, and beyond.
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  • The Need for Professional Development: Dawson Educators as Forever Students

    Rachael Lachhwani, Communications Manager
    It would be irresponsible to educate the students of today using practices that are no longer relevant. Just as we’ve seen the landscape of education change, so have the needs of our students and their unique learning preferences.
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  • Making Time For Modern Learning in Middle School

    Dr. Brandon Wiley, Chief Academic Officer
    Awkward. Confusing. Change. Exciting. Turbulent. These are just a few words that often describe a student’s middle school journey. Adolescence is a time for self-discovery, change, and tremendous growth. With increasing social, emotional, and physical changes, middle school can feel a little like navigating a maze–filled with twists, turns, challenges, and uncertainty until you find your way out the other side. Most adults, when asked if they’d want to relive middle school, emphatically say, ‘No way!’ So, how can Dawson make these years different from the experiences many of us had? As educators, we strive to create an engaging learning experience for our fifth through eighth-grade students, meeting their current needs while also preparing them for the demands of high school and beyond.
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  • Belonging Isn’t Just a Marketing Strategy at Dawson

    Shea Phillips, Marketing & Digital Content Manager
    The thing is, every school refers to itself as a community. It’s embedded into our vernacular as educators – especially for those of us in marketing and communications. Some go as far as using the word family to describe themselves, suggesting a sense of relational closeness among members. While these words will easily attract prospective families and promote our school, have we thought about whether they truly describe the experience of our students, their families, and our employees?
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The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain, an independent school located on 33-acres in the community of Summerlin, is Nevada’s first Stanford University Challenge Success partner school for students in early childhood through grade eight. Utilizing the unique Challenge Success framework, Dawson uses research-based strategies and programs that emphasize student academics, wellbeing, and a healthy school-life balance to create more engaged, motivated, and resilient learners and leaders. At Dawson, students achieve their individual potential while savoring life and meeting the challenges of the world.