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by Steve Massiah, Elementary Principal

I was astonished the other day when ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŽŶůLJ ĞŝŐŚƚ ǁĞĞŬƐ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽŽů ůĞŌ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĐŚŽŽů year. There is so much to do, but as usual, it will all take place. There are a number of events that are coming up in ES you will want to make certain are on your calendar.

Issue.2 April 2012 Address: 52 Wolgye-ro 45ga-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Korea 139-852 Website: www.apis.seoul.kr

School Events: MAY ES Book exchange May 3 ES Talent Show May 11 MS-Boys Basketball develomental Jamboree @ KIS May 12 MS-Girls Basketball Jamboree @ TCIS May 19 ES Music Concert May 25 ES Field Trip June 5

First is our annual Book Exchange. We know reading is a vital part of our program here at APIS. Our book exchange is an opportunity for our students to recycle those books they are no longer reading and exchange them for books they have not read yet. During the Week of April 23rd – 27th, students can donate books in ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ůŽďďLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ For each book donated, they will receive a credit and be able to use those credits on May 3rd to purchase books donated by other students.

Our annual ES Talent Show will take place on Friday May 11th from 2pm. There are twenty-four spots for students to sign up for. Sign up will take place between DŽŶĚĂLJ Ɖƌŝů ϮϯƌĚ ĂŶĚ &ƌŝĚĂLJ Ɖƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ Žƌ ĂŌĞƌ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŝŶ DƐ͘ WĂƌŬƐ Grade One room.

May 18th at 2pm ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƌŽůů ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĞĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ WĂĐŝĮĐ WĞŶĐŝů͘ The publishing party will begin at 2pm. Each ES child will have published at least ƚǁŽ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌƐ͛ ĞĚŝƟŽŶ͘ Finally, our Spring ES Music Concert will take place at 10am in the auditorium in May 25th.

DŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ Ăůů ƚŚĞƐĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉŽƐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ŚŽŵĞƌŽŽŵ ďůŽŐƐ͘

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From Dr.Kim’s desk A Must Read for APIS Parents: Mindset by Carol S. Dweck.

EŽ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ǁŝƐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚŝůĚ͛Ɛ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞ͘ tĞ Ăůů ǁĂŶƚ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƚŽ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƌtantly, in life. Mindset is an important book by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵƐ ƵƐ ĂƐ ƚŽ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŶƵƌƚƵƌĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ / ŚĂǀĞ ũƵƐƚ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ Ŭ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝƚ ƚŽ be a must read for all parents and teachers. There are many important lessons that can be found in her book, but / ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ / ǁŽƵůĚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŽŶĞ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͗ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĞīŽƌƚ͕ ŶŽƚ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ of our children. tĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ / ŚŽƉĞ LJŽƵ ǁĞƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ W/^ WĂƌĞŶƚͲdĞĂĐŚĞƌ ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ůĂƐƚ ǁĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ Ă ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͘ ^ĞĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ĐĂƌĚ͕ ŚŽǁ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ LJŽƵ ǁĞƌĞ ĐŽŵƉĞůůĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞůůŝgence? “I am so proud of your great marks - you are so smart!” Or, “You can ĚŽ ďĞƩĞƌ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ / ŬŶŽǁ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƐŵĂƌƚ͘͟ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝĂŶƚ͕ ǁĞ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŽƌƚƐ ŽĨ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ǁĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ;ϭͿ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ďƵŝůĚƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ;ϮͿ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌ ĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞĐŬ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌŬ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ belief is false and the second can even be harmful.

Professor Dweck says that there tend to be two beliefs about intelliŐĞŶĐĞ͗ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ Ă ĮdžĞĚ ƚƌĂŝƚ ;ĮdžĞĚ ŵŝŶĚƐĞƚͿ ǀƐ͘ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ;ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŵŝŶĚƐĞƚͿ͘ tŚŝĐŚ ǀŝĞǁ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ͍ ,Žǁ ŽŌĞŶ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ƚŚĂŶŬ ĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŐŽŽĚ family genes for intelligence and success? Or, do you think of your brainpower as something you can develop like the muscles in your arm? Professor Dweck points out that the growing evidence from the research in psychology ĂŶĚ ŶĞƵƌŽƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƩĞƌ ǀŝĞǁ ʹ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĮdžĞĚ͘ tĞ ŶŽǁ ŬŶŽǁ͕ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ďƌĂŝŶ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŝŶ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ŽǀĞƌ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂŶ ǁĞ ĞǀĞƌ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞĚ͖ ƚŚĂƚ ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂů ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌƐŝƐtence in the face of obstacles are key ingredients in outstanding achievement. tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů͕ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞĐŬ͛Ɛ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŽƵƚ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ďĞůŝĞĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮdžĞĚ ŵŝŶĚƐĞƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ǁƌŽŶŐ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂƌŵĨƵů ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͘ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĮdžĞĚ ŵŝŶĚͲƐĞƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ excessively concerned with how smart they are. They therefore seek tasks that will prove their intelligence and avoiding ones that might not. The desire to learn takes a back seat. Children who think this way tend to: - Care a lot about whether people think they are smart or not smart; - Avoid learning challenges where they might make mistakes; - Try to hide mistakes rather than trying to correct them; Ͳ ĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƚƌLJ ŚĂƌĚ͖ Ͳ ĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůLJ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĞīŽƌƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ĚƵŵď͖ Ͳ EŽƚ ĚĞĂů ǁĞůů ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƚďĂĐŬƐ͕ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƵƉ Žƌ ĐŚĞĂƟŶŐ͘

On the other hand, when children believe they can develop their intelligence (i.e., the growth mindset), they focus on doing just that. That is, they do not worry about how smart they will appear, they take on ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƟĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ͘ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ďĞůŝĞĨ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ͗ - Care about and invest themselves in learning; Ͳ ĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞīŽƌƚ ŝƐ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ͖ Ͳ dƌLJ ŚĂƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐĞ ŽĨ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞ͖ - Look for new learning strategies.

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,Žǁ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ ƚŚĞŶ ĨŽƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŵŝŶĚƐĞƚ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͍ KŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞĐŬ͛Ɛ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ĂĚƵůƚƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶĚͲƐĞƚ children develop and the lesson from her research is surprisingly simple: we, as parents, should never praise our ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ĨŽƌ ĞīŽƌƚ͘ DĂŶLJ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĨŽƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐŵĂƌƚ ǁŝůů ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞŵ ĞŶũŽLJ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘ EŽƚ ƚƌƵĞ͊ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞĐŬ͕ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ͛ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ŽŶůLJ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ďƵƌƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚƐ ƚŽ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƐƚƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐ͘ Ɛ ƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ŽƵƚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ praise pushes the child into the innate-intelligence mind-set, which makes them more fearful of messing up, less ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ŶĞǁ ƐŬŝůůƐ͕ ůĞƐƐ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌŽƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƉƌŽŶĞ ƚŽ ĐŚĞĂƚ Žƌ ŐŝǀĞ ƵƉ͕ ĂŶĚ ůĞƐƐ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͘ WƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ŶŽƚ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ďƵƚ Ă ĮdžĞĚ ŵŝŶĚͲƐĞƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ŝƚƐ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ LJ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚ͕ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ ƚŚĞLJ ƵƐĞ ʹ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƉĞƌƐĞǀĞƌĂŶĐĞ͕ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ʹ ĨŽƐƚĞƌƐ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĞīŽƌƚ͕ ǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ ŶĞǁ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƐĞůĨͲ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞĐŬ ĂƌŐƵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ŬĞĞƉƐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ͕ not on something called ability that they may or may not have and that magically creates success or failure, but on processes they can all engage in to learn. ,ĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ƟƉƐ ;ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐͿ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƉƌĂŝƐĞ ĞīŽƌƚ͕ ŶŽƚ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞĐŬ͗ ͻ When outcome is good and your child has worked hard: “You really studied for your English test, and your improvement shows it. You read the material over ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƟŵĞƐ͕ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ ŝƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƐƚĞĚ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŽŶ ŝƚ͘ dŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ͊͟ “It was a long, hard assignment, but you stuck to it and got it done. You stayed at your desk, kept up LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŬĞƉƚ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͘ dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŐƌĞĂƚ͊͟ ͻ When outcome is poor despite working hard: ͞/ ůŝŬĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĞīŽƌƚ LJŽƵ ƉƵƚ ŝŶ͘ >Ğƚ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƐŽŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ͘͟ ͻ tŚĞŶ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŽĚ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƉŽŽƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͗ ͞ ůů ƌŝŐŚƚ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽŽ ĞĂƐLJ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ͘ >Ğƚ͛Ɛ ĚŽ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ůĞĂƌŶ ĨƌŽŵ͘͟ hůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ ǁĞ ǁĂŶƚ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƚŽ ŶŽƚ ƐĞĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂƐ Ă place where they perform for teachers and for parents who then judge them. The growth mindset allows our children to see the school as a place where students vigorously engage in ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ďĞŶĞĮƚ͘ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞĐŬ͛Ɛ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ work shows that educators and parents cannot hand our ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ Ă ƐŝůǀĞƌ ƉůĂƩĞƌ ďLJ ƉƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƚĞůůŝgence. Instead, we can help our children gain the tools they ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ďLJ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ them focused on the process of achievement. And, for me as Ă ƉĂƌĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŵŝŶĚƐĞƚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŵĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƵƐ ĂƌĞ ďŽƌŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŐŽŽĚ ƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ ƐŬŝůůƐ͕ ďƵƚ ǁĞ ŵƵƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ Ăƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ͘ ŌĞƌ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ǁĞĐŬ͛Ɛ Ŭ͕ ŵLJ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĂLJƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ƉƌĂŝƐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŵLJ ŬŝĚƐ͘ Reference Minset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck.

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dŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŝƐ ĂďƵnjnj ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ ĂƐ ǁĞ ŚĞĂĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮŶŝƐŚ ůŝŶĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶLJ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞǁŽƌŬ͕ ŽƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ĞŶƌŝĐŚŝŶŐ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů ƉƵƌƐƵŝƚƐ͘ KƵƌ middle school and high school choirs and select orchestra students are ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚ ƟƚůĞĚ ͞^ŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ WĞĂĐĞ͟ ŽŶ Ɖƌŝů ϮϭƐƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ Youngnak Church near Myeong-dong Cathedral. Our varsity girls and ďŽLJƐ ƐŽĐĐĞƌ ƚĞĂŵƐ ĂƌĞ ŚĞĂĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ǁĞĞŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů play in the league tournament on April 25th and 26th. High School SRC ĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϮͲϮϬϭϯ ƐĐŚŽŽůͲLJĞĂƌ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƐŽŽŶ͘ ĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ǁĞĞŬ ǁŝůů ďĞ͕ Ɖƌŝů ϮϯƌĚͲϮϳƚŚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ĐƵůŵŝŶĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĞĞĐŚĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ďŽĚLJ ŽŶ &ƌŝĚĂLJ͕ Ɖƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ͘ sŽƟŶŐ ǁŝůů ŝŵŵĞĚŝately follow the campaign speeches.

W/^ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ^ d džĂŵƐ ŽŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ͕ DĂLJ ϱƚŚ͘ ͘W͘ ƚĞƐƟŶŐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ DĂLJ ϳƚŚ and May 18th for students taking Advanced Placement courses. &ŝŶĂů džĂŵƐ ĨŽƌ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬ ŽĨ DĂLJ ϮϭƐƚ ʹ ϮϱƚŚ͘ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ǁĞĞŬ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ďĞ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƉƐ ĂďƌŽĂĚ ŝŶ ŚŝŶĂ ĂŶĚ ŽƌŶĞŽ Žƌ ďĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ through our Classroom Without Walls program. ^ d dĞƐƟŶŐ Ăƚ W/^ AP EXAMS ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ D W dĞƐƟŶŐ

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