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  • Discover Your Voice

    Untold Stories. Brave Voices. Courage Over Comfort. Discover Your Voice.

    To the uninitiated, it’s easy to assume these buzz words are trending hashtags you’ll find sprinkled throughout social media. But at The Alexander Dawson School, these phrases are our School’s thoughtfully developed throughlines, common threads that imbue our students’ learning with relevance and deeply connect us to our Mission, Vision, and Core Beliefs. In Dawson’s first Zoomcast of the 2020-2021 school year, Head of School Roxanne Stansbury and Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop discussed this year’s throughline, Discover Your Voice, and why one common purpose as the foundation for what we do every day is more important than ever.
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  • Dawson Zoomcast | Dawson's 2020-2021 Throughline: Discover Your Voice



    In this Zoomcast episode, Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop is in conversation with Head of School Roxanne Stansbury about Dawson's school-wide throughline, Discover Your Voice.

    Topics include:
    - What is a throughline? And why is it important?
    - The history of throughlines at Dawson
    - Our 2020-2021 throughline: Discover Your Voice
    - Incorporating faculty voice
    - How parents can use the throughline at home
    - Dawson's goals for our diversity, equity and inclusion work this year

    For more Zoomcasts and show notes, visit adsrm.org/zoomcast.
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  • Flexibility, Self-Talk, and Stamina: How to Immunize Your Child Against Uncertainty

    During a pandemic, when kids face canceled summer trips, postponed playdates, and missed celebrations, how do we equip them to pivot when plans and routines change? The solution is building their executive functioning – soft skills such as cognitive flexibility, stamina, and positive self-talk–that will serve them as they transition back to school and encounter uncertainties during this new academic year.
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10845 West Desert Inn Road
Las Vegas, NV 89135
Phone: 702.949.3600
Fax: 702.838.1818
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 wellbeing and a healthy school-life balance to create more engaged, motivated, and resilient learners. 
Students achieve their individual potential while savoring life and meeting the challenges of the world.