I had a parent say the other day, “I love the way St. Paul’s connects learning to our child’s life.”
Making learning current and relevant to the world our students are navigating is extremely important. One great example I saw this week, connecting outside interests to academics, is our 5th grades' math unit on March Madness Basketball. The title Mrs. Stokes added appropriately reinforces this point: “Math in the real world - probability, fractions, percent, and decimals.”
Connecting academics to home life is also something we encourage. So while you are cheering on your favorite team, take an opportunity to talk math with your son or daughter.
