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Stories of Exceptional Learning


Exploring Mindfulness in Lower School for Greater Self-Regulation
Mindfulness is an essential practice at every stage of life, but it's particularly important for our lower school students as they learn...
Nov 12, 2024


“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
Teddy Roosevelt once said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” This simple yet powerful advice has always resonated...
Nov 5, 2024


Collecting, Assessing, and Utilizing Data at The Lang School
The mission-focused work of educating 2e students at Lang calls on us to understand and support a broad spectrum of student abilities and...
Oct 22, 2024


Empowering Parents of 2e Learners: A Guide to Navigating IEP Meetings With the Help of The Lang School
Navigating both, Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings and the entire process with the Department of Education (DOE) for...
Oct 15, 2024


Cultivating a Langster Culture
At The Lang School, we understand that building a strong, supportive community is essential to student success—not only academically,...
Sep 24, 2024


The Importance of Building a Strong School Community for Twice-Exceptional Students
At Lang, we know that fostering an empowering and supportive community within our school is particularly crucial for the success of our...
Sep 16, 2024


Process, Product, and the Lang Curriculum
At Lang and at most progressive schools, there is a significant focus on "process," which serves as a foundation to our mission-aligned...
Sep 5, 2024


Social Cognition, Social Goals, and Speech Therapy Intervention at Lang Using the Social Thinking Methodology
The social world is extremely complicated to navigate, especially for individuals with social learning differences, difficulties, or...
May 31, 2024


The Best Homework for the Whole Family - Building SEL and EF Skills Through Games
I live near a small, local toy store where I often stop in to see what interesting tabletop games they have to offer. By “tabletop” I...
May 28, 2024


A Library Program that Centers Our Students and Reflects Their Exceptionality
The Exceptionality of Lang’s Library… If you have visited Lang, you know that our library is far from ordinary. It is not one large room...
Apr 29, 2024


Assessment, Conferences and the Power of Partnerships
As we approach Parent Teacher Conferences and students and teachers think about progress made and areas of strength and challenge, I...
Apr 16, 2024


Empowering our Twice Exceptional Learners Through Peer Mentoring
By Jeffrey Galaise, Assistant Head of School, and Hannah Zingg, Guidance & College Counselor At the Lang School, our mission is clear:...
Apr 8, 2024


Transforming Readers
Few skills are as fundamental and transformative in education as reading. Backed by decades of research and practice and aligning with...
Mar 18, 2024


Empowering Learners with Collaborative Proactive Solutions
For everyone involved in raising a child, responding effectively to unwanted behavior is one of the most challenging parts of the job....
Mar 10, 2024


Standing Together as a Community in the Wake of Intolerance in our Country
Dear Lang School Community, I am sure many of you have heard in the news of the tragic passing of Nex Benedict, a student in Oklahoma who...
Mar 5, 2024


Nurturing Task-Initiation Skills in Twice-Exceptional Children
At The Lang School, our twice-exceptional (2e) learners exhibit outstanding intellectual abilities, diverse interests, and talents,...
Feb 25, 2024


Life Without Lang
Hi! I’m Peter Flom and I’m a member (and former chair) of the Board of Trustees at this great school that you may have heard of: The Lang...
Feb 14, 2024


Growth, Grit and Happiness
At The Lang School, we are deeply invested in supporting the social-emotional and intellectual growth of our students. This involves a...
Feb 6, 2024


Creativity, Collaboration and Consequence
As Director of Admissions and Strategic Initiatives, I'm often asked what the second half of the title translates to at The Lang School....
Jan 30, 2024


Growth Mindset: Recovering from Our Missteps
One of my favorite aspects of working in education is the power of a reset. Not only do we get the chance to start over each September,...
Jan 23, 2024
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