Education Parenting Relationships Social Emotional Health
Why is it important for schools and teachers to build relationships with students' families? And how can you start?
We’re big on parent involvement at Momentous School. We want families to be connected to each other and form a supportive community, which then influences their involvement in the school community. We want our school to be a warm, welcoming space for families.
Jul 01, 2022
Mental Health Covid Education
Who isn’t feeling overwhelmed these days? Here is just one tiny little trick that might help for those days when it all feels like too much.
Mar 21, 2022
Brain Education
Momentous 4th Graders talk about the 3 parts of the brain!
Mar 21, 2022
Education
From our March 11, 2021 webinar, we discuss in detail important strategies for building resilience in the school setting.
Mar 31, 2021
Education Covid
From our March 9, 2021 webinar, we examine frequent causes of big behaviors in the classroom and offer insight on how to manage them.
Mar 31, 2021
Education
From our March 4, 2021 webinar, we address challenges that are unique to social emotional learning and offer solutions to managing them.
Mar 31, 2021
Education Covid Trauma
From our March 2, 2021 webinar, we discuss trauma in the classroom and the most appropriate strategies for managing classrooms and campuses.
Mar 31, 2021
Education Race
Should having diversity in the classroom dictate how diverse the learning is? During the Changing the Odds 2019 conference, Austin Channing Brown speaks on the importance of diversity in learning for students.
Mar 02, 2021
Education Home Learning
From our April 30, 2020 webinar, Daniel Knoll, M.Ed. and Rhonda Vincent, Ph.D., discuss ways to facilitate social emotional learning while teaching remotely.
Jun 02, 2020
Education Social Emotional Health Trauma
From our April 24, 2020 webinar, Daniel Knoll, M.Ed., and Tina Robertson, LCSW, discuss ways to support teachers' mental health as they navigate distance learning.
Jun 01, 2020
Parenting Education
From our May 15, 2020 webinar, Stephanie F. McGary, LPC, RPT and Tara Becker, LMSW discuss parenting tips for sharing COVID-19 news, managing fears and how to keep learning going at home.
May 31, 2020
Social Emotional Health Education Strategies
Thanksgiving is around the corner and a great way to be festive while teaching gratitude is utilizing Thankful Pumpkins! Use this with your students or children!
Nov 26, 2019
Education Strategies
We're all familiar with classroom agreements, but have you considered adding agreements for what students can expect from their teacher? Learn more in this quick video.
Oct 03, 2019
Education
3 self-care practices to help teachers prepare for the upcoming school year.
Oct 03, 2019
Education
Classroom expectations and procedures for teachers to consider in preparation for the school year.
Oct 03, 2019
Education
Most teachers are familiar with the classic clip chart, a behavior management technique designed to help students control their behavior and make good choices. Flip the Clip turns this concept into a method that is positive, respectful and results in a classroom culture with strong social emotional health.
Oct 03, 2019
Brain Education
Momentous School 3 year olds perform "The Brain Song" by their teacher, Juanita Cabrales. Enjoy!
Oct 03, 2019
Education Mental Health
Testing can be just as stressful for teachers as it is for our students, so it's important to remember to take time for ourselves during this time.
Oct 03, 2019
Education Feelings Strategies
Try using Friendly Wishes to have your students practice empathy for their friends and classmates!
Oct 03, 2019
Relationships Education
One of the keys to building safe relationships with students is making sure the adults on campus have safe relationships among themselves. Vickie Echols fills us in!
Oct 03, 2019
Education
Harllee's new principal, Amber Shields, talks about her excitement in starting her first year as Principal for Harllee Early Childhood Center and working with Momentous!
Oct 03, 2019
Social Emotional Health Education
When hoping to build safe relationships with a new class after summer break, it's important to consider your space (the learning environment) and time!
Oct 03, 2019
Social Emotional Health Education
Ruptures and mistakes can be fairly common to classrooms and, although they are unfortunate, they can be used to further build repairs with your students by focusing on repairing those mistakes or ruptures.
Oct 03, 2019
Education Breathing Strategies
Want to know how we incorporate mindfulness into the classroom at Momentous School? Watch this short video to learn more.
Jan 06, 2019
Education
Learn more about Momentous School, a lab school in Dallas, Texas dedicated to social emotional health.
Aug 21, 2017
Education
Flash Focus on Relationships, a presentation from staff at Momentous Institute. Jennifer Hartmann shares about Relationships: The Difference that Makes a Difference.
Dec 08, 2015
Parenting Activities Education
We believe that all parents truly want the best for their children and have high hopes and dreams for their futures. At Momentous School, we ask all parents to complete a vision statement for their child. We use these to help guide our students and to refocus on the big picture if things go off-track. We encourage every school to add vision statements to their beginning of the year routine!
Aug 09, 2015
Education
What is a typical day for Momentous School? Check out this video to learn more about how we infuse social emotional health into everything that we do.
May 15, 2015
Education
Before the start of each new academic year, Momentous School teachers visit students at their homes. This helps build a great relationship between home and school.
Jan 26, 2015
Education
Learn more about how Momentous School visits each of our Pre-K families in their home throughout their first year. Home visits help strengthen the parent-school connection and set students up for success both at school and at home.
Jan 26, 2015
Education
Momentous Institute's Director of Education shares how she approaches discipline with social emotional health in mind.
Jun 13, 2014
Breathing Education
The glitter ball is our favorite strategy for helping kids understand the power of breathing to calm their big emotions.
Jun 01, 2014