Archive for February, 2012
Why? Just Because Someone Is Different
What is bullying, how does it hurt people, and how should you respond? On February 25, Crusaders from Roger Williams Middle School learned about these questions in the first of three Anti-Bullying Workshops held as part of our Saturday Cru Club program. They also watched the film Bullied, identified the four components of bullying, and [...]
Posted: February 27th, 2012 under Cru Club, Middle school.
Tags: Cru Club, J&W
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Crusade Alumni Career Panel Presents…
Crusaders attending Saturday Cru Club at J&W Harborside got a big treat this week when four Crusade alumni visited to speak about their careers. Gloria Benson ’03, Bobby Britto-Oliveira ’01, Lydel Hall ’03, and Dereck Mendoza ’05 talked with large groups of middle school and high school Crusaders about how important it is to graduate [...]
Posted: February 27th, 2012 under Alumni news, Cru Club, High school, Middle school.
Tags: careers, J&W
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Planning a Good City Together
The mayor of Exchange City, the Honorable Coura Fall (seated above), got her judicial and law enforcement staff together yesterday. They are (left to right) Devin Kwandranc, Talysha Silva, Auburn Barratt, Abner Rodriguez, Dianna Jimenez, and Leeanna Randall. Along with dozens of other 6th grade Crusaders participating in our Exchange City program during vacation week, [...]
Posted: February 24th, 2012 under Middle school.
Tags: careers, Exchange City, J&W
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Who I Am + What I Choose
“One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes… In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.” Crusaders in our Choices program for grades 11 and 12 focused [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 under High school.
Tags: Brown University, careers, Choices
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I Choose to Be Self-Disciplined
Can you make a choice to balance what you want with what you need? Are you able to make a hard choice now because it will pay off in the future? Can you be self-disciplined? These are the kinds of questions 9th and 10th grade Crusaders faced today at the start of our Choices program [...]
Posted: February 20th, 2012 under High school.
Tags: Brown University, careers, Choices
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