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  • Celebrating Military Kids Year Round

    Celebrating Military Kids Year Round

    By Randi Cairns We ask a lot of our military kids. They have to adapt quickly, handle change well, and build a new community for themselves from one military move to the next. They navigate being kids while a parent or loved one serves our country, often away from home.…

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    Remote Learning: Scaling Virtual Walls

    October 15, 2020
  • Military Teens, Purple Up, Month of the Military Child

    Month of the Military Child: Teen Perspective

    by Emily Trimillos Month of the Military Child is widely celebrated in schools throughout the United States in April. As a military kid (MilKid) myself, I grew up seeing it first-hand and I appreciate the efforts adults everywhere put into celebrating us. But I find Purple Up celebrations often feel…

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    June 6, 2020

    Purple Up to Step Up in the Season of Thriving

    April 10, 2020
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    Celebrating Military Kids Year Round

    April 16, 2022
  • Seasons of My Military Student - Helping Students Cope with Pandemic Stress

    Helping Students Identify and Manage Pandemic Stress

    by Jannell MacAulay, PhD, and Kendra Lowe, EdD, NCSP, LSSP COVID remains a steady topic of discussion, but the stress associated with this pandemic is anything but steady for most families and school communities. Stress has continued to increase for all of us—children, parents, and educators—to a point of exhaustion.…

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    New School Welcoming: Student Sponsorship Programs

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    Bringing a Student’s Military Life into Classroom Learning

    February 11, 2019
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    Celebrating Military Kids Year Round

    April 16, 2022
  • Seasons of My Military Student - Student-Advocacy Team

    Building Sustaining Advocacy Teams in Challenging Times

    By Amanda Trimillos, EdD Advocacy, communication, and partnership are all terms often used early in a military-connected student’s transition to a new campus. Shifts in learning platforms to e-learning, hybrid learning, and social distancing have challenged schools and families to become creative in how they build, operate, and strengthen student-advocacy…

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    Back to School: Supporting Teachers Strengthens the Team

    August 15, 2020

    Seasons Book Clubs Engage Networks of Support

    February 5, 2020

    Bringing School Home: Focus on the Possibilities

    March 20, 2020
  • Seasons of My Military Student - Parent-Teacher Conferences

    First Parent-Teacher Conference at a New School

    by Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman Parent-teacher conferences are essential checkpoints for military students attending a new school. Parent-teacher conferences are the speed bump during the Seasons of Transition ™, an event in which parents and teachers can align their expectations. This usually takes place six weeks after the start of school. And in…

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    Seasons Book Clubs Engage Networks of Support

    February 5, 2020

    Parent-Teacher Team Begins With Communication

    May 24, 2018

    Academic Gaps and Overlaps

    September 14, 2018
  • Seasons of My Military Student - Don't Chase Curriculum: Focus on Student Needs

    Don’t Chase Curriculum: Focus on Student Needs

    By Amanda Trimillos Even before the school year opened its doors to students this year, conversations have taken place on many levels on ways to best meet student needs. Teachers are discussing how to catch up students who missed material in pandemic learning environments; parents are talking about how to…

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    Month of the Military Child in 2021: In-Person, Hybrid, and Virtual Celebrations

    March 14, 2021

    Purple Up to Step Up in the Season of Thriving

    April 10, 2020
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    Survey Brings Attention to Experiences of Military Students

    December 15, 2020
  • MIC3 Resources - Seasons of My Military Student

    MIC3 Offers New Resources for Military Families and Schools

    By Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman There are many online resources available to military families, from blogs to official government sites. When it comes to school transition and military-connected students, an outstanding resource to turn to for up-to-date information is Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3). MIC3 is a commission with representation from…

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    May 24, 2018
  • About the Seasons of Transition ™

    Because of frequent moves, students in military families change schools six to nine times from pre-K to high school graduation, according to the Department of Defense Education Activity. Each move and school change initiates a cycle of the Seasons of TransitionTM. These seasons don’t always follow the school calendar, but…

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    Exit Plan Cultivates a Healthy Season of Leaving

    April 12, 2019
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    Game Plan: Adapting Strategies for Every Season

    September 15, 2020

    Buddy Programs Connect Students in the Season of Arriving

    July 2, 2019
  • Books

    Books about military life can enhance classroom discussions and build empathetic relationships among students. These books are not only for military students to read. Classmates from civilian families can read to learn more about the lives of military kids. Stories and activities can also provide a springboard for discussions at…

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    MIC3 Offers New Resources for Military Families and Schools

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  • Creating an Education Binder

    Continuity is one of the challenges for a military-connected student, whose education is punctuated by moves, sometimes requiring as many as nine school changes from pre-K to high school graduation. Creating an Education Binder, a personal academic record for a student, is one way parents and teachers can safeguard the flow…

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    Power of Education Binder Goes Beyond Graduation

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    March 5, 2020

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    August 16, 2018
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