Students and parents are invited to join Senora Olsen and Mr. Pyles on a 10-day trip that includes stops in Paris, Barcelona, Zaragoza and Madrid! In Paris we'll visit the Place de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, the Eiffel Tower, the Latin Quarter and the Louvre.  In Barcelona see La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Cathedral and the Ramblas.  In Madrid visit the Royal Palace and the Prado.  

Here's what the Christchurch School teachers and administration are reading this summer:

The Global Achievement Gap, by Tony Wagner
Why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need and what we can do about it.  

Five Minds for the Future, by Howard Gardner

Your Child's Strengths, by Jenifer Fox
Discover Them, Develop Them, See Them - a Guide for Parents and Teachers 

The Element, by Ken Robinson
How Finding your Passion Changes Everything

A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink

 

Christchurch School is pleased to sponsor the 2010 USODA LAYLINE NATIONALS, to take place just down the road at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville! The event will attract 250 of the top Optimist sailors (Optimist Dinghy - a single-handed, gaff-rigged centerboard sailing pram) from around the country, as well as international sailors. Christchurch will provide dinner for the competitors, as well as a reception for parents, CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL NIGHT on July 22. Welcome, sailors!