R.E.A.L. Discussion

Great conversations take risks! Seeing your students make academic leaps always invites magic into the classroom. #REALDiscussion #ConversationCulture #TeacherTestimonial #MockDiscussion

There's nothing better than seeing R.E.A.L. "in real life." Our team loved visiting Patrick Farmer's classroom and filming footage to be used in next summer's teacher training. Thanks for having us, Patrick and Nativity Prep. Go sixth graders! #REALDiscussion

This month, we are thrilled to spotlight our special projects intern, FRANCESCA! 🤩 She's our ball of energy -- for everything from the newsletter to breakout rooms here at R.E.A.L.! 🧡💙 #REALDiscussion #InternSpotlight #StaffSpotlight

Who thinks the best conversation happens over a meal? We do! Here's to the many conversations our students have with their friends over lunch and families over dinner. #REALDiscussion #ConversationCulture #NoOneEatsAlone

Reflection is the key to growth -- and great leadership. Here's but one example of a wonderful student reflection we saw recently! #REALDiscussion #ConversationCulture #StudentTestimonial

This month we are so excited to spotlight our Partnerships Director, Cotter Donnell. Cotter brings empathy and strategy to his partnership conversations with school leaders. Check out the first installment of his blog "Cotter's Blotter" below! 🧡💙 realdiscussion.org/cotters-b…

Last Monday we held our 2nd Roundtable for leaders in our R.E.A.L. network. Thank you to @juliefaulstichfor her wisdom and strategies in managing change in independent schools. We're excited to continue this Roundtable series in the future! #ConversationCulture #REALRoundtable

Thanks @ISSCommunity for the opportunity to reflect on these deeply human skills. Read the full article here: shorturl.at/enQ18 #REALDiscussion #InternationalSchoolServices #ISS #ConversationCulture

As we wrap up the first month of 2023, we'd like to give a huge shout-out to the wonderful schools and organizations that we partner with. We're so proud to work with them and are excited for the future! #REALDiscussion #PartnerShoutout #ConversationCulture #EdChat

Feeling very inspired by the wisdom and ambition of @McCallieSchool, with whom we worked on teaching communication skills. Here are some reflections about the question "what communication skill is most challenging to teach?" Thanks to Sumner McCallie for his vision in organizing!