The Learning Community
At The Learning Community, we believe that literacy empowers each individual to have a voice, assume community responsibility and take social action. We expect leadership at every level. We grow teacher leaders, student leaders and community leaders.
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The Learning Community Learning Community Team Member Sarah Bernstein and Designer Laurencia Strauss were invited to speak at the Providence Children's Museum about the innovative playground at The Learning Community. More on our playground here:

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The Learning Community is looking for new team members to help us build our middle grades. Can you pass this on to experienced educators who care deeply about the unique voices of each student and each family?

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The Learning Community is currently seeking candidates interested in being part of a dynamic team that will design and implement our middle grades, extending the Calkins workshop model and expanding our talented support team. ...
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The Learning Community RI Commissioner of Education Deborah A Gist on her visit: "I saw teaching and learning at The Learning Community today that was so excellent it literally brought tears to my eyes."

November 2 at 6:24am
Maria Rivera
Maria Rivera
I agree this happens to me all the time!!!
November 2 at 7:15am
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Thanks Maria. Your involvement as a parent is what helps make our teaching and learning so strong!
November 2 at 2:20pm
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The Learning Community Today Commissioner Deborah Gist and Regent Betsy Shimberg visited The Learning Community. Check out the interesting conversations they heard.

Meg OLeary
Meg OLeary
It was such a pleasure hosting both Commissioner Gist and Regent Shimberg. As you can probably see by the pictures, they got right into the mix with students and teachers! We LOVE that!
October 30 at 1:22pm
Anna Cano Morales
October 30 at 5:12pm
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The Learning Community Columnist Julia Steiny visited our two-week summer institute in August to learn more about our curriculum planning process.

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Projo.com, the Web site of The Providence Journal: Rhode Island education news
Susan
Susan
wants Meg to know that she is positively influencing my work!
October 19 at 1:40pm
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The Learning Community We are honored to have received a strategy grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to support our innovative work as a professional development lab for educators from RI and beyond. This is no time to think small.

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THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION distributes its strategy grants to a large group of recipients this year compared with 2008 as the total rose 1 percent.
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October 21 at 3:56pm
Bob Hoop
Bob Hoop
excellent work!!!!
October 21 at 6:19pm
Donna Haig Friedman

Donna Haig Friedman You can count on my unconditional support of the great work of the whole school team!

October 9 at 5:39am · Report
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The Learning Community
Thanks, Donna. Support from people who understand our work in a larger public policy context means a lot to us!
October 13 at 6:55am
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The Learning Community Learning Community parents and team members at the Progreso Latino gala. Wow, they run a school AND they look sharp.

Progreso Latino 32nd Annual Gala
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Anna Cano Morales
October 15 at 4:05pm
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"By the end of the year my hope is to learn more longer words like multiplication and Mississippi. I love spelling, but I wanna know more! To reach this goal I will read books, sound out and listen. When I grow up my dream is to become an animal rescuer because I love animals...
Courtneylee Avellar Martinez
Courtneylee Avellar Martinez
I am a proud mother! Thanks to The Learning Community, I am confident that Angelina will reach all of her goals, and beyond!
October 2 at 2:08pm
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October 6 at 4:47pm
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The Learning Community Over 100 runners, over 100 family members, more than a dozen teachers and staff. The Learning Community did the Downtown 5K!

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The Learning Community had 110 runners at the CVS Caremark Downtown 5K on September 20, 2009. Congratulations to all the runners!
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The Learning Community 175 Learning Community students are registered for the CVS 5K youth races this Sunday in downtown Providence. Come cheer on our amazing students starting with the Kindergarten runners at 8 am!

Ella
Ella
:)
September 18 at 8:56pm
Erin Cooney-Lefort

Erin Cooney-Lefort No kidding - teachers are videotaped!

I love it! There's just no faking good teaching. Data reports will show how much discipline vs. learning is happening in the classroom.

September 14 at 5:47am · Report
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The Learning Community
Thanks Erin. Good teaching is what we have, and teachers who constantly want to reflect, share and improve.
September 15 at 12:09pm
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The Learning Community Our teachers have designed a targeted, innovative professional development program: the Tipping Point Cohorts. Registration still open. Pass on to a local teacher you know.

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Tipping Point Cohorts are a new way for teachers to get support and inspiration to propel their practice forward. Tipping Point Cohorts gather small groups of teachers at a specific grade level who meet once a month for video observation and discussion of cutting-edge instructional techniques. ...