As part of our Second Cup of Coffee Series, Reading Specialist, Mrs. Rachel Mejias and Grade 2 teacher, Mrs. Megan Fisher, presented a workshop today on non-fiction reading skills to second and third grade parents.     … [Read more...] about Parent Workshop at Washington School

Prior to the start of the 2017-2018 school year, the Rutherford Board of Education adopted the Writer’s Workshop Units of Study writing program in grades K-6. The program is part of the Teachers College, Columbia University Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP) founded and directed by Lucy Calkins. Ms. Calkins is the Robinson Professor of Children’s Literature at Teachers College. During the 2017-2018 school year, the staff at Washington School took an ambitious approach to integrating the program into the daily curriculum. The successful initial implementation of the program was a school … [Read more...] about Washington School Enters Partnership With Teacher’s College, Columbia University