“Sale! Up to 70% off! Last chance!”, read the brightly lit sign in vivid yellow and blue. A family huddled next to a cart full of back-to-school items, the father watching intently as his children fiddled with the new lamp he had picked up and the mother deciding between a pale white or muted green…

At Yokohama Christian School, students from preschool to fifth grade participate in Physical Education twice a week. We emphasize the importance of physical activity for children’s development. Our lessons range from basic skills, such as jumping, hopping, skipping, and ball-throwing, to more advanced activities like teamwork in sports, jump rope, and dance exercises. As a…

In a recent science lab, upper elementary students discovered that, after stretching their arm muscles, they could reach to higher heights than they could before stretching. Similarly, in this blog post, I would like to present a way students can reach new levels of academics when they are stretched. In my most recent continuing education…