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Anderson Elementary students bring ‘icons’ to life in Living Wax Museum Arlington ISD Education Foundation grant provided new collection of biographies
Students dress up as historical and cultural figures Anderson Elementary was buzzing with excitement yesterday as students transformed into some of the world’s most influential figures for second grade’s Living Wax Museum. Families and staff walked through hallways lined with “icons” such as Albert Einstein, Cristiano Ronaldo, Selena Quintanilla, Neil Armstrong, and Princess Diana. The…
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Student ‘experts’ help design new playgrounds Bond 2019 funding new playgrounds for all elementary schools
The Arlington ISD brought in the experts to help design new playgrounds for all district elementary schools. The future playgrounds’ users, the elementary students themselves,…
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Ready for a New Habit
It’s a new year. Usually, that turns into a nation of people reflecting on the past several months and projecting into the future by setting…
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Give the Gift of Learning
When I was a kid, I didn’t like to read. It wasn’t that I couldn’t read, I just didn’t enjoy it. I distinctly remember being…
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Choice Builds Satisfaction
John Spencer and A.J. Juliani, authors of Empower, say, “Students continue to fall into the same trap year after year with traditional schooling. They rarely…
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Voters approve $966 million bond proposal 2019 Bond designed to improve facilities, provide access and equity
Nov. 5, 2019 – Voters approved the Arlington ISD’s $966 million bond proposal on Nov. 5, 2019. “On behalf of the Arlington ISD, I want…
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Be a Maker Instead of Only a Learner
As a young boy growing up in Southern California, I was always interested in other people and cultures. I would spend hours learning about distant…
