Cultivating Excellence Podcast Raising kind, confident and prepared kids
Raising kind, confident, and prepared kids has never felt more urgent.
In this episode of the Cultivating Excellence podcast, Danny Vogelman, Head of School at the Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, Maryland, discusses the importance of intentionally educating the whole child in a post-pandemic world. He shares why kindness must be directly taught and modeled with the same care as academics, starting with the adults who shape school culture. Danny explains how confidence grows through emotionally safe environments that encourage developmentally appropriate risk-taking and resilience. He also highlights how a balanced approach to academic rigor, real-world experiences, and non-academic elements, such as recess, executive functioning, and joyful learning, prepares students for life beyond the classroom.
Tune in to learn how schools can help students thrive, not just academically, but as whole individuals.
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