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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.Read More
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Middle School is Rooted in Values!
Read MoreGuided by our Rooted in Values throughline, each gift given to Dawson's Annual Fund is crucial to fostering an academically enriching environment for our students, one full of reflective experiences and opportunities for growth. Your support affirms our collective strength and illustrates the importance of our Core Values as the inspiration for what we stand for as a modern learning institution.
INCENTIVES- Three Middle School families have the chance to win some cool athletics swag from the Dawson Team Gear Store and a $25.00 gift card to Dennis Uniform when you give a gift of just $25.00 between now and Wednesday, April 30! The winners will be announced in our Friday, May 3, Bears' Bulletin.
- Any grade level from EC-8 that reaches 70 percent parent/caregiver or grandparent participation will win a pizza party with popsicles from Sage Dining on Tuesday, May 14!
- Gifts of any amount from the very start of our Rooted in Values campaign count toward each grade’s overall participation total.
- All winners will be announced in the Bears' Bulletin on Friday, May 10.
Your involvement in the Annual Fund is a testament to all that makes our community extraordinary. Thank you for ensuring our Roots remain strong by building a brighter future for our students. - Three Middle School families have the chance to win some cool athletics swag from the Dawson Team Gear Store and a $25.00 gift card to Dennis Uniform when you give a gift of just $25.00 between now and Wednesday, April 30! The winners will be announced in our Friday, May 3, Bears' Bulletin.
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Dawson Security Officer Tim Wells is Rooted in Values!
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Reminder: Any grade level from EC-8 with at least 70% family participation will win a pizza party with popsicles on Tuesday, May 14! Gifts of any amount from the very start of our Rooted in Values campaign count toward each grade’s overall participation total. -
Dawson teacher & alum Becca Schwartz '08 is Rooted in Values
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To all of our Amazing Dawson Alums: You play an important role in advancing the Mission of our School. As you reflect on your education and memories, we hope you are reminded of the transformative impact of your Dawson experience. Join Becca in supporting Dawson's Annual Fund by donating a gift today!
Feeling lucky? One alum has the chance to win some cool athletics swag from the Dawson Team Gear Store OR invite two friends to join you for a special lunch at Dawson with Head of School Roxanne Stansbury when you give a gift of just $10.00 between now and Friday, March 29! The winner will be notified the week of April 1. -
Lower School is Rooted in Values!
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Guided by our Rooted in Values throughline, each gift given to Dawson's Annual Fund is crucial to fostering an academically enriching environment for our students, one full of reflective experiences and opportunities for growth. Your support affirms our collective strength and illustrates the importance of our Core Values as the inspiration for what we stand for as a modern learning institution.
Help us reach our goal of 100% participation when you give a gift of any size to the Dawson Annual Fund!
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Three Lower School families have the chance to win some cool athletics swag from the Dawson Team Merch Store and a $25.00 gift card to Dennis Uniform when you give a gift of just $25.00 between now and Friday, March 8! The winners will be announced in our Friday, March 15, Bears' Bulletin. Your involvement in the Annual Fund is a testament to all that makes our community extraordinary.
Thank you for ensuring our roots remain strong by building a brighter future for our students. -
Head of School Roxanne Stansbury Introduces the Rooted in Values Annual Fund Campaign
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Special Message From Dawson Bears: The Dawson Bundle
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Dawson Spotlight: Julie Zamorano
Have you met Ms. Julie Zamorano yet? Currently, she teaches second grade and serves as a DEI Ambassador. Get to know her through this Q & A written by Dawson Middle School students, and watch what happens in her morning meeting in the video.Read More -
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.Read More -
Dawson Spotlight: Matsuko Freeman
Read MoreHave you met Ms. Matsuko Freeman yet? Ms. Freeman is currently the Dean of Student Success. Get to know her through this Q & A written by Dawson Middle School students, and watch what happens in her eighth-grade advisory in the video.
The Alexander Dawson School
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.