One of our talented students, Donna Saboori, is a teen writer for The Reading Eagle. In the interview below, she explains her experience with journalism and how it has contributed to her education. 1. How were you approached about this opportunity? My local newspaper, The Reading Eagle, placed an advertisement looking for new teen […]
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Conquering Test Anxiety
March 10, 2014Testing time is just around the corner. In this post we offer up some suggestions for conquering test anxiety and setting yourself up to succeed on standardized tests. A, A, C, C, B, D and another open-ended! We know that testing season can be very stressful. There is a lot of traveling and planning […]
Continue Reading »Student Post- The Elephant Eludes Us
March 4, 2014Senior Alycia W. has been at 2st Century for the past three years. Alycia plans to take a gap year after graduation but promises Mrs. Vice she will continue to write during that time. Alycia was inspired to write this blog while completing a “30 Minute Blog” activity in her Independent Study class. Alycia also […]
Continue Reading »Learning a Second Language
February 21, 2014Do you speak another language? Do you have a goal to learn a new one? In this post, Ms. MacLuckie interviews two of our staff members about their language learning experiences. There are almost 7,000 languages in the world. While some languages are spoken all over and reach almost every continent, other languages may only […]
Continue Reading »Why We Have Community Outreach Events
February 14, 2014In this post, Miss Elder talks about what inspired 21CCCS to hold Community Outreach events and the importance of teachers knowing their students: During my first year at 21CCCS, another teacher and I visited the house of a family from our school while they held a weekly meeting with other families from 21CCCS. Seven […]
Continue Reading »Parent Organization Newsletter
February 5, 201421CCCS has started a parent organization. Interested in learning more? Ms. Cherrier has the latest on what the 21CCCS Parent Organization has been up to. Hi Parents, We have lots of exciting things going on recently with 21CCCS’ new Parent Organization. The Parent Organization has been getting involved in lots of behind the scenes […]
Continue Reading »Tips on Traveling from the 21CCCS Staff
February 4, 2014Do you have any interest in traveling in the future? Ms. MacLuckie gathered traveling tips from members of the 21CCCS staff. The world is a huge place filled with different climates, people, and cultures. Taking the opportunity to travel can be an exciting, but sometimes stressful, experience. Whether you have never considered hopping on a […]
Continue Reading »Miss Elder on Why History Is Important
January 29, 2014As a Social Studies teacher, one of the most common questions I receive is “Why do we have to learn history?” At first, I used to suppress the need of my inner teenager to sigh heavily when hearing this question. But then it hit me; you are asking this question because you really don’t know! […]
Continue Reading »Remembering What MLK Day Stands For
January 21, 2014Yesterday was more than another day off from school. In this blog post, Miss Elder talks about why it is important to remember what Martin Luther King Day stands for. The third Monday of every January is a very special day, indeed. This year, that date falls on January 20th, and while it is a […]
Continue Reading »Five Reasons to Go to Cyber School
December 31, 2013Our educational system has evolved to the point where parents have a lot of choice as to how their child will be educated. First, you have formal, traditional schooling in the form of public and private schools, each with their own financial, social, and educational pros and cons. Then you have homeschooling, which allows parents […]
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