The CBS Evening News recently aired a story featuring Near West Intergenerational School and the Breakthrough Schools Network.  The story focused on how our high performing public charter schools are working with the Cleveland school system to transform our schools with the understanding that in the right learning environment, students can thrive.

Check out the story here: CBS Evening News Story

Congratulations to our ‘Class of 2013′ students who recently participated in commencement exercises.  All 18 students from TIS will be moving on to high performing public, parochial or private high schools in the area including:

• ECOT
• Solon High School
• Horizon Science Academy
• MC2STEM High School at the Great Lakes Science Center
• Hawken Upper School
• John Hay Science and Medicine
• John Hay Early College
• John Hay Architecture & Design
• St. Martin de Porres High School

We’re proud of these students and all of our alumni that have moved on to high performing high schools including the above mentioned schools, Beaumont, Laurel, Benedictine, St. Edwards, Cleveland School of the Arts & More!

One of our Near West Intergenerational School families and NWIS itself are featured in a recent Plain Dealer article. Check it out here:

NWIS Article

The Intergenerational School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) team recently traveled to Columbus, Ohio for the annual State Leadership Conference.  Students from middle schools and high schools across the state attended this two day conference full of leadership workshops, service activities, networking and competitive events.

The FBLA middle-level students from TIS competed with peers in various individual, team and chapter events and earned top awards this year.  Many of the participants below have earned an invitation to the National Leadership Conference to be held this summer in Anaheim, CA to join nearly 9,000+ students and advisers from across the country.  Congratulations to our TIS FBLA state winners:

Overall Medallions/Trophies—13

1^st Place Awards—7

2^nd Place Awards—5

4^th Place Awards—1

Career Exploration

2^nd Place—Aaron Davidson-Bey

4^th Place—Jake Streeter

Keyboarding Applications I

1^st Place—Malcolm Pye

2^nd Place—Briahnah Streeter

Keyboarding Applications II

1^st Place—Devlin Chambers

Spreadsheet Applications

1^st Place—Gabrielle Raymont-Scott

Web Page Creation

1^st Place—Khai White, Justus Harris, Imani Estrada

2^nd Place—Gabrielle Raymont-Scott, Devlin Chambers, Nia Estrada

Desktop Publishing Applications

2^nd Place—Cayla Caliman, Briahnah Streeter

Computer Slide Show Presentation

1^st Place—Jayden Cunningham, Malcolm Pye, Devon Brown

2^nd Place—Aaron Davidson-Bey, Jake Streeter

American Enterprise Project

1^st Place—TIS lead by Aaron Davidson-Bey, Devon Brown, Jayden Cunningham

Community Service Project

1^st Place—TIS lead by Cayla Caliman, Briahnah Streeter

Advisers: Shawn Hallowell, Telissa Teets, Eric McGarvey

More information on FBLA-PBL can be found here: http://www.fbla-pbl.org/web/page/614/sectionid/614/pagelevel/1/main_interior.asp

This issue of Innovations in Neurosciences features The Intergenerational School, co-founder, Dr. Peter Whitehouse and the benefits and success of our intergenerational programming.  Check it out by clicking the link below!

InnovationsInNeurosciences

Check out a recent article regarding charter schools adapting to Common Core State Standards that features comments from Dr. Cathy Whitehouse and photos of TIS lifelong learners!  Link: Education Week Article

Click here for BCS Video

The Intergenerational School has been working with Breakthrough Schools, Neighborhood Progress Incorporated and many other key organizations regarding the possibility of moving into St. Luke’s Hospital Building on Shaker Boulevard which has undergone a major renovation project still underway.  Two wings will be reserved for senior housing (many units have already been occupied) and The Intergenerational School would be housed throughout 4 floors of the East Wing in space specifically designed for the school.  The plan is for TIS to move into the new space at St. Luke’s this summer for the 2013-2014 school year.  TIS looks forward to partnering with the resident seniors, community members and the Harvey Rice school next door through interngenerational programming.  Read more here! TIS move/Freshwater

Questions about this story: Please contact Eric McGarvey or Brooke King at 216.721.0120.

It was a beautiful day in Cleveland as the leadership team from The Eisner Foundation visited from Los Angeles to see our lifelong learners and spirited citizens in action! They met with school leadership, visited multi-age classrooms, witnessed mentors & students reading together, and then visited Judson to see one of our long term care partnership enrichment activities in progress. It was just another day of learning at TIS and we were honored to host The Eisner Foundation team.  Here is what they had to say in their blog following the visit:  Eisner Visit Blog Entry

Dr. Peter Whitehouse and Dr. Cathy Whitehouse were recently featured at The City Club of Cleveland on August 3rd. They spoke about their work (including The Intergenerational Schools) and engaging the mind to keep it active and away from conditons, such as Alzheimers. Listen to the full podcast using link posted here or check your local WVIZ television listings for an encore performance.

http://www.cityclub.org/mediacenter/cityclubpodcast/Podcastpsting/tabid/194/Default.aspx