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El viernes, 28 de septiembre, el Dallas ISD y Out Teach, anteriormente conocida como REAL School Gardens, celebraron haber plantado juntos el jardín escolar número 40. Gracias al apoyo recibido de parte de Boston Consulting Group y el supermercado Sprouts, los empleados y voluntarios trabajaron en equipo para plantar el jardín en la escuela primaria. Como sorpresa, Boston Consulting Group presentó un cheque por $1,000 a Reymundo Cervantes, director de Henry González Elementary School.

L.V. Stockard Middle School closed out its Education Go Get It Week with a fun hallway decorating competition. The school’s sixth-grade hallways were decorated with local colleges, seventh-grade hallways with state colleges, and eight-grade with Ive League schools. The students all helped and, during the judging, came out in graduation caps and gowns to celebrate what they will be doing after high school.

Every parent dreams of finding a school that taps into their child’s individual interests, learning styles, and aspirations— a task that can prove bewildering. Dallas ISD’s Nov. 3 Discover event is designed to make the search easier and faster. Discover 2018 promises to be the city’s premier school shopping event where families can browse an array of specialty school options ranging from STEM/STEAM, performing arts, Montessori and magnets, to two-way dual language, single-gender and collegiate academies. Discover will be a user-friendly, customer-service rich experience designed with parents in mind.  With a choice of dozens of different types of schools located…

Dallas ISD students are dancing through barriers thanks to a special opportunity. Dancing Classrooms uses ballroom dancing to help teach emotional intelligence and enhance social and academic success among participants. Students participated in a 20-lesson residency that led to the culminating event: the Colors of the Rainbow. Photos courtesy Guzick Elementary teacher Lavontase Strickland

Dallas ISD and Out Teach, formerly known as REAL School Gardens, celebrated the 40th school garden planted together on Friday, Sept. 28. Thanks to support from Boston Consulting Group and Sprouts, employees and volunteers came together to build the outdoor learning garden at Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School. As a special surprise, Boston Consulting Group presented a $1,000 check to Gonzalez Elementary Principal Reymundo Cervantes.

Nancy Lieberman, leyenda del baloncesto, continúa apoyando a los estudiantes de Dallas ISD a través de donativos y becas universitarias. Aproximadamente hace dos años, Lieberman visitó Robert T. Hill Middle School para comprometerse a apoyar a la escuela, y no ha olvidado aquella promesa. A principios de este mes, estudiantes de Hill y Bryan Adams High School, se ofrecieron para ayudar en el Nancy Lieberman Charities Celebrity Golf Classic. El torneo reunió a varias celebridades para recaudar dinero para la labor que realiza su organización en todo el país. Los voluntarios recibieron cada uno de ellos un iPad y una mochila por su participación.

El 20 de septiembre, se realizó la Feria de Salud de Eduardo Mata Elementary School donde se trató la salud y el bienestar de los estudiantes, el personal y los padres de la comunidad. El tema de este año fue “¡Súper Héroes, Súper Salud!” En el evento hubo puestos informativos de salud y bienestar, demostraciones de aptitud física, primeros auxilios, información nutricional, entre otras cosas. Los niños disfrutaron de un circuito de obstáculos, aprendieron sobre los gérmenes para mejorar el lavado de manos, participaron en retos de aptitud física y recibieron meriendas saludables. Para más información sobre Mata Elementary School,…

The State Board of Education named Marnie Glaser, a Dallas ISD parent and volunteer, as a recipient of its Heroes for Children Award. The State Board of Education (SBOE) selected one outstanding volunteer from each board district to honor with the award. Whether it was painting a mural herself by the school’s front door or creating an outdoor science courtyard complete with koi pond, flower garden and pergola, Glaser last year worked to make Preston Hollow Elementary School a child-centered environment with a strong literacy culture. She spearheaded an effort to launch the Travel the World Through Reading program and…

Basketball legend Nancy Lieberman has continued to support Dallas ISD students through donations and college scholarships. About two years ago, Lieberman visited Robert T. Hill Middle School to commit her support, and she hasn’t forgotten that promise. Earlier this month, students from Hill and Bryan Adams High School volunteered to support the Nancy Lieberman Charities Celebrity Golf Classic. The tournament brought together several celebrities to raise money for her organization’s work across the country. Volunteers each received an iPad and a backpack for their effort.

Students, staff and parents focused on health at Eduardo Mata Elementary School’s Health and Fitness Fair on Sept. 20. The theme this year was “Super Heroes, Super Health!” The event included health and wellness booths, fitness demos, first aid, nutrition information and more. Children enjoyed an obstacle course, germ lessons for improved hand-washing, fitness challenges and had healthy treats to taste. Learn more about Mata, which is a Montessori campus, here.