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- Help me Grow: A look at Social & Emotional Learning A popular word right now in the education and clinical world is “emotional social learning (SEL).” The definition of SEL is the process whereby children and adults develop essential social and emotional skills, knowledge, and attitudes related to 5 things: Recognizing one’s emotions and values as well as one’s strengths and limitations Managing emotions and [...]
- How one family is breaking with tradition We often talk about Fusion as an alternative school: flexible schedules, one-to-one classes, year-round options—you don’t find these things in the traditional school model. Even though these “alternatives” provide a welcome change for our students, it’s not always easy to immediately accept and embrace these differences. Lorraine Duffy Merkl, mother of a new NYC Fusion [...]
- Take a GAP Year: Graduate Advancement Program It’s 8:30am on June 11. Deanna bursts into my room (Deanna never walks into a room, she bursts). “Surprise, surprise! It’s the Monday after graduation and I’m still here,” she says with a bit of self-deprecating pride. She then proceeds to spend the rest of the week alternately sulking around and distracting other students who [...]
- The War is Over: Homework Doesn’t Go Home A school without homework? It’s true! But it’s not what you think: there is ‘homework’, it’s just that Fusion has taken the ‘home’ out of homework and put it back in school where it belongs. All full-time students at Fusion Academy complete their homework on campus before they leave for the day. No more family [...]
- Fusion’s Founder on PrimeTime Fusion’s Founder, Michelle Rose Gilman, was recently interviewed by Taylor Baldwin on PrimeTime to talk about how Fusion’s alternative school model is transforming education and helping its students succeed. From one-to-one classes to flexible scheduling, the Homework Café® to our professionally equipped recording studio, Fusion offers a truly unique education. Check out the video of [...]
A popular word right now in the education and clinical world is “emotional social learning (SEL).” The definition of SEL is the process whereby children and adults develop essential social and emotional skills, knowledge, and attitudes related to 5 things: Recognizing one’s emotions and values as well as one’s strengths and limitations Managing emotions and [...]
Posted May. 14 in Education News, Featured, Full time studies, Fun posts, Huntington Beach 0 comments read moreJoin Fusion Huntington Beach’s fabulous math teacher, Michelle this summer for a math camp that will help us explore math like never before! We will use fun activities and food to break down different equations and concepts from Algebra and Geometry, which will make them easier to understand and remember. If you would like to get a [...]
Posted Apr. 11 in Huntington Beach, Tutoring 0 comments read moreAs a parent, what does it mean when an educator or therapist says your child lacks “executive functioning” skills? It’s a term that is commonly being thrown around, but many do not understand what it truly means. According to Cooper-Kahn and Dietzel (2008), executive functioning can be defined in the following way: “The executive functions [...]
Posted Apr. 09 in Education News, Westchester 0 comments read moreArts and music feature prominently at all of our Fusion campuses. From time to time, we like to showcase our students’ artistic talents in a community event. The Fusion campuses at South Bay and Warner Center recently held such events, with great success! Fusion South Bay held a “Share the Love” art show in February, [...]
Posted Apr. 03 in Art and Music, South Bay, Warner Center 0 comments read moreLike movies? Then join Fusion’s Summer Film Camp! Fusion Huntington Beach teachers, Chad and Vosgan will give you the basics of what goes into making a movie (especially the good ones) and work with students in creating a movie of our own. Along the way, we’ll break down scenes from the students’ favorite movies and [...]
Posted Mar. 28 in Art and Music, Huntington Beach 0 comments read more
