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![Dr. Kowaleski pictured with a large group of Upper School girls]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569943620/detroit/jufrk2a7mqof0ox0oht1/AdvBlogTN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1569943620/detroit/jufrk2a7mqof0ox0oht1/AdvBlogTN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569943620/detroit/jufrk2a7mqof0ox0oht1/AdvBlogTN.jpg","width":530}])
![Women playing with scarfs with baby in music class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570405437/detroit/ttf7sbugdzq7n8t0nhm0/BabyStingers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570405437/detroit/ttf7sbugdzq7n8t0nhm0/BabyStingers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1570405437/detroit/ttf7sbugdzq7n8t0nhm0/BabyStingers.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1570405437/detroit/ttf7sbugdzq7n8t0nhm0/BabyStingers.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1570405437/detroit/ttf7sbugdzq7n8t0nhm0/BabyStingers.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1570405437/detroit/ttf7sbugdzq7n8t0nhm0/BabyStingers.jpg","width":2200}])
![Mindfulness in the Classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569951660/detroit/w0qw2ytokhmodoj6jvvx/Mindfulness1TNsmall.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569951660/detroit/w0qw2ytokhmodoj6jvvx/Mindfulness1TNsmall.png","width":300}])
In this day and age, there is a surplus of stressors in our daily lives. These, of course, can be positive or negative, but each type of stress can potentially detract from overall happiness in the present moment.
![Kids working at food kitchen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568144782/detroit/ggmkveodkm5v3b9jjmbw/ServiceThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568144782/detroit/ggmkveodkm5v3b9jjmbw/ServiceThumbnail.jpg","width":280}])
A life lived in service of others is a life well lived. As a math teacher, I don’t often study history, but I was struck by how this message seems to be echoed by some of the most revered historical figures our world has ever seen.
![two children reading a book together]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568148145/detroit/rrnc2vaocpkz8gnlizkj/SummerBlog.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568148145/detroit/rrnc2vaocpkz8gnlizkj/SummerBlog.jpg","width":280}])
Many parents worry about the summer slump and want to know how to avoid it. Here are seven suggestions.
![Kids walking up hill carrying buckets of water]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568148476/detroit/yoxtwxpllsxtyaohjgo7/WaterWalk.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568148476/detroit/yoxtwxpllsxtyaohjgo7/WaterWalk.png","width":280}])
Women and children in Africa spend 40 BILLION hours walking to gather water every year. Not a thousand or even a million...40 BILLION!
![Two students working on project outside]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568149759/detroit/vzkscx2rcndqytmxatjh/STEAM.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568149759/detroit/vzkscx2rcndqytmxatjh/STEAM.jpg","width":280}])
The momentum to include arts as part of STEM programs began to take shape around five years ago, and the DCDS Middle School faculty decided to embrace the trend by testing it out in a series of rotator classes offered to our students.
![A New Year, A New Reading Goal]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568576563/detroit/hqcm98cie14vhi6zrk3j/ThumbnailMS2rev.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568576563/detroit/hqcm98cie14vhi6zrk3j/ThumbnailMS2rev.jpg","width":348}])
I was a kid with a social life, sports, video games, etc. While I loved reading, it wasn’t a top priority.