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Healthy Children Are More Productive at School
Leadership Amanda Koonlaba Leadership Amanda Koonlaba

Healthy Children Are More Productive at School

This blog post is the second in a five-part series exploring how the arts can contribute to the education of the whole child for each of the five whole child tenets. Here, I will discuss the importance of ensuring students are physically and mentally healthy and why it is essential for preparing students for success.

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Academically Challenged Students Are Prepared for Success in Adulthood and Participation in A Global Environment
Leadership Amanda Koonlaba Leadership Amanda Koonlaba

Academically Challenged Students Are Prepared for Success in Adulthood and Participation in A Global Environment

This blog post is the first in a five-part series exploring how the arts can contribute to the education of the whole child for each of the five whole child tenets. Here, I will discuss the importance of ensuring students are academically challenged and why it is essential for preparing students for success.

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How to Choose Artwork That Won’t Trigger Your Students
School Leadership Amanda Koonlaba School Leadership Amanda Koonlaba

How to Choose Artwork That Won’t Trigger Your Students

So, how do you choose art prints that won’t trigger your students? The truth is that you don’t. We can't avoid all triggers for students because it's not in our power. We don't know what triggers each student in our care, so we can’t always avoid them. 

We can avoid general universal triggers like violence, but we can’t avoid the more subtle ones. However, you could rely on knowing your students and their surroundings. You can help students work through their triggers. 

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