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Join us in the Makerspace as we explore how we create amazing learning opportunities for students focused on problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration. Learn how we personalize your child’s education, utilizing a highly personalized approach to differentiation in both Math and Language Arts…
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Powhatan School is pleased to announce that Dr. Jonathan Dalton will be on campus on Wednesday, March 6 to speak with families and students on the topic of anxiety in schools. This continues Innovator’s Series in which topical speakers in education come to campus to address our community, faculty, and…
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Powhatan moves to rolling admissions after the January 31st priority deadline. Applications received after the priority deadline are processed in the order that they are received…
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(photo credit: Ms. Barr) American poet, Charles R. Smith, Jr. visited the Powhatan campus Wednesday, January 23rd to speak with Powhatan students in grades 4-8. Mr. Smith is an illustrator/writer who has been awarded the Coretta Scott King Award for illustrations in his book My People and his book If was selected as…
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Mrs. Hobbs took this photo on the Chesapeake Bay field trip. The school search process starts well before applying to any independent school. As you begin the search to find the best school for your children, you will find various schools designed to meet different needs. After visiting, researching and…
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Fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Bell, authored an article published in the 2019 Winter edition of Vision, the magazine produced by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS). The theme of the issue is Active Learning Spaces and is designed to showcase new and innovative classroom design. Mrs. Bell’s piece, entitled Intentional and Engaged Learning Spaces…
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Podcasts are a great way to learn more about Powhatan School and to ‘meet’ our faculty! Episodes include: ✅Learning through Play ✅Growth Mindset ✅How Reading teaches Empathy ✅Learning and the Brain ✅A chat with our Athletic Coaches ✅Student Voices – History Day Project We are now on iTunes: CLICK HERE…
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BOYCE, VA: Powhatan School won a 2018 Silver InspirED School Marketers Brilliance Award this week for its school blog in the only international competition that exclusively recognizes excellence in private and independent school marketing and communications. The Brilliance Awards are sponsored by InspirED School Marketers, a website that provides “brilliant…
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Robin Coutts, Science Teacher at Powhatan School, receives the Conservation Education Teacher of the Year Award Powhatan School is pleased to announce that Robin Houck Coutts, Science Teacher and NEAL (Nature Enhanced Approach to Learning) Coordinator was chosen for Virginia’s Conservation Education Teacher of the Year Award in Elementary Education.…
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An interesting twist to the play this year is a change in the time period. The play is set in an alternate history…
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DOROTHY SLUSS, RETIRED COLLEGE PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR TO SPEAK ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY FOR PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN Dr. Dorothy J. Sluss will speak on her passion of early childhood education and the importance of play for pre-school and primary school aged children on Friday, November 2,…
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