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Why Zero-sum Thinking in Schools Doesn’t Add Up

By Cody Alton Director of Student Support Services - Reading time: 3 minutes

Zero-sum thinking is used to describe when a person believes a situation is a matter of win-lose (Valentine). It assumes that for someone to win, someone else must also lose. This is often in connection with competitions like a football match, or with resource scarcity. Like in the World Cup, there is only one winner, […]

Screen Time and Students

By Carlos Pinho Director of Educational Technology - Reading time: 3 minutes

Pediatricians, psychologists, and neuroscientists warn of potential negative consequences associated with constant mental stimulation from interacting with our devices. Mobile devices have the potential to provide amazing learning opportunities, but they’re also a major distraction. They can foster social interactions and help us build stronger connections in our community, or they can allow us to […]

Being a PYP Parent

By Doreen Garrigan (Gávea Lower School Principal) - Reading time: 4 minutes

Let’s be honest, parenting is a hard job! There are important decisions to make and as parents, we hope the decisions we make are the right ones for our children. I can recall having to make the decision of where my youngest daughter, Rachel, and I would go first when I decided to move us […]

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Why Zero-sum Thinking in Schools Doesn’t Add Up

Screen Time and Students

Being a PYP Parent

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Let's Talk About Education

Why Zero-sum Thinking in Schools Doesn’t Add Up

Screen Time and Students

Being a PYP Parent

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