Unique middle school physical education activities
Physical education helps children develop motor skills, builds knowledge and cultivates behaviors for remaining physically active...
Creating community in Collierville
The 2023-2024 school year is in full swing, and we are thrilled to see students back in the classroom using grant-funded materials. As...
Improving art education in Collierville
Art education not only gives students an opportunity to embrace their creativity, it also has major benefits including lower dropout...
Making history in Collierville Schools
History is ordinarily taught directly from a textbook, but in Collierville, that isn’t necessarily the case. One study showed students...
Welcome to the future: Virtual reality learning
Technology in classrooms may have seemed impossible 50 years ago, but it is now ever-present. A vast majority of today’s classrooms...
Minor classroom changes with major impact
A recent study showed classroom design can impact learning by 25%. Sound, furniture and basic layout of the classroom all have an effect...
Education and the environment
April is a month dedicated to appreciating the planet, and classes usually have a corresponding lesson plan highlighting the environment....
March to the beat of music education
A record number of grants were awarded this past CEF grant cycle, and Collierville music teachers won big with six total...
Responding to the Nation’s Report Card
The first Nation’s Report Card since the pandemic was unveiled in October and test results were the lowest in decades. Despite the...
BUILDING connections in the classroom
Engineers, contractors and carpenters all build in their professional lives, but most people use building skills in their personal lives...
