| Stillpoint School About Stillpoint |
 | |  | |  | |  |
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Stillpoint School is a state-approved, nonprofit private elementary school which welcomes students in grades Kindergarten through Fifth grade. We offer students a strong academic program focusing on cultural literacy, mathematics, language arts, science, the arts, and cultural diversity. Our curriculum is taught with the newest research-based methods in education, and focuses on current brain-friendly practices. At Stillpoint School, active learning comes to life! Along with our challenging and personalized academic program, we model and teach effective problem solving skills, peaceful interactions, and learner-centered awareness. We cultivate a strong community atmosphere and emphasize small class sizes with one-on-one interaction to ensure that every student reaches his or her full potential as a learner and as a valuable member of our community. Meet Our Teachers! Mrs. D and Mrs. K (Mrs. Sears and Mrs. Sears) We are native islanders: born, raised, and educated on San Juan Island! We are identical twins who married identical twins, and love teaching together at Stillpoint School. We are both fully certificated elementary school teachers, with Master’s Degrees and specific training in Love and Logic, brain research, multiple intelligences, and authentic assessment practices. We have been teaching and working with children for more than 10 years. Our family has a rich educational background. Nearly everyone in our family is a teacher or has taught, and we are proud to be carrying on our family tradition! Below are our educational highlights: We are thrilled to be living on San Juan Island with our wonderful husbands, Dennis and Jerry Sears, and our new baby boys! We are also excited about giving back to our community. Stillpoint School is a wonderful place for children and teachers alike, and we are passionate about the rich educational opportunities our school offers. We feel education should be the still point of the turning world, for “Except for the point, the still point, there would be no dance, and there is only the dance.” (T. S. Eliot, "The Four Quartets," Burnt Norton.) Welcome to Stillpoint School! |
* 2006-07: Creating and opening Stillpoint School!
* 2005: Skagit Valley Connections Conference
* 2005: STARS training workshop for Early Childhood educators
* 2005: Love and Logic weekend seminar
* 2004: Master's Degrees of Education in Informational Technology from
American Intercontinental University
* 2003: Graduated with B.A. degrees, summa cum laude, from Western
Oregon University with Elementary/Early Childhood endorsement
* 2003: 3-Day Fragile Brain Program with Eric Jensen
* 2001: 3-Day Learning Brain Expo in Texas
* 2000: 6-Day Workshop with Eric Jensen: "How the Brain Learns"
* 1999: Graduated from Friday Harbor High School
* 2005: Skagit Valley Connections Conference
* 2005: STARS training workshop for Early Childhood educators
* 2005: Love and Logic weekend seminar
* 2004: Master's Degrees of Education in Informational Technology from
American Intercontinental University
* 2003: Graduated with B.A. degrees, summa cum laude, from Western
Oregon University with Elementary/Early Childhood endorsement
* 2003: 3-Day Fragile Brain Program with Eric Jensen
* 2001: 3-Day Learning Brain Expo in Texas
* 2000: 6-Day Workshop with Eric Jensen: "How the Brain Learns"
* 1999: Graduated from Friday Harbor High School