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A New Season Upon Us

April 14, 2021

Can you feel the new season upon us? Yes, spring is here. But we also now emerge from more than a year of Covid-19 shutdowns, armed with vaccines and hope....

How to help students’ personal growth bloom

April 6, 2021

Spring is in full swing. As we watch little buds start to bloom, we can’t help but draw a connection between them and our students’ personal growth. As a community...

Self Development Academy teaches mindfulness, empathy, and social and emotional learning (SEL) as a cornerstone for supporting a healthy and happy community. A well-rounded student needs more than study skills...

Your Child’s Mental Health and Covid-19

March 22, 2021

It's been quite a year. While we all closely monitored physical symptoms and Covid-19 outbreak trends, our mental health suffered. Changes to our everyday lives like online learning, remote working,...

A Middle Schooler’s Guide to College Admissions

March 15, 2021

What do you want to be when you grow up? From preschoolers to adults, that question sparks imagination, hope, and a certain drive to plan and work hard. Once your...

Teaching to Read and Reading Well

March 8, 2021

Most parents hit a point in raising their children when teaching to read becomes a priority. Reading opens up a person to a world of knowledge, imagination, and possibility, after...

Charter Schools vs. Public, Private, and Magnet Schools

February 28, 2021

Charter schools have unique benefits that set them apart from public schools, private schools, and magnet schools. Not without their own challenges and hurdles, charter schools have the potential to...

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Charter Schools and Critical Thinking

February 22, 2021

While the benchmarks for a good education often include good grades and test scores, we at Self Development Academy take the objective of educating much further. As a charter school,...

Kindness matters

February 15, 2021

Here at Self Development Academy, we serve families at four campuses from all different backgrounds, races, beliefs, etc. In the midst of such rich diversity, there’s one thing we can...

How to Motivate Students

February 8, 2021

Student performance depends on a myriad of factors at home and at school, but motivation seems to be one of the hardest to pinpoint and affect. However, motivating students is...