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DPIE Boosts Local Elementary Schools with $40,000 Donation

DPIE Boosts Local Elementary Schools with $40,000 Donation

In a recent decision, the Board of Directors at Dublin Partners in Education (DPIE) has demonstrated its commitment to the Dublin community by generously donating $40,000 to the eight elementary schools within the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD). This...

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Fun & Fitness: Yoga’s Growing Popularity in Kids Education

Fun & Fitness: Yoga’s Growing Popularity in Kids Education

Originating in India, Yoga boasts a legacy of over 5,000 years, and its rich history and tradition have now garnered widespread acclaim in the United States. The number of Yoga enthusiasts in the US has surged from 21 million in 2010 to nearly 37 million in 2023, that...

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After School Program Enriches Kids and Dublin Schools

After School Program Enriches Kids and Dublin Schools

This fall, Dublin Partners in Education (DPIE) donated $16,000 to the 8 elementary schools in the Dublin Unified School District. Donated funds were generated from enrollments in last Spring’s session (March to May) of the DPIE After School Enrichment Program. $2,000...

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Summer Academies Hit the Mark!

Summer Academies Hit the Mark!

This summer, DPIE saw a total of 723 students enroll in DPIE enrichment and academic courses in our elementary, middle and high school academies. For the first time in three years, summer courses were taught in-person and not online.  Students and teachers alike...

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Attendance Soars in DPIE After School Enrichment Program

Attendance Soars in DPIE After School Enrichment Program

A record number of 1,166 elementary students have enrolled in one or more of 74 in-person enrichment courses currently running as part of the DPIE After School Enrichment Program at the eight elementary schools in the Dublin Unified School District this spring....

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Launching DPIE Fall 2021-22 After School Program

Launching DPIE Fall 2021-22 After School Program

This Fall, In-Person DPIE After School Courses Are Back! With the return of students to the classroom, DPIE is happy to announce that we will once again offer a wide-variety of in-person, high-interest after school enrichment courses to students at all 8 elementary...

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The Art of Creative Writing & Story Telling

The Art of Creative Writing & Story Telling

Is your student just bursting to share their creative stories with you?  Are you just amazed by their imagination and their wild way of looking at the world around them?  Have you considered that they might just be the next Stephen King, JK Rowling...

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A Story of … A Passion for Hands on Education & Engineering

A Story of … A Passion for Hands on Education & Engineering

“Children remember 10% of what they hear, 65% of what they hear and see and 95% of what they hear, see and do.” Over the years, that message has been shared with thousands of teachers in training, in colleges and universities nation-wide. The message is clear, kids...

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A Creative Approach to Teaching Chess Online

A Creative Approach to Teaching Chess Online

It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention.”  When it comes to the pandemic and the DPIE After School program, that description could not have been more accurate.  Our chess partner, Pacific Chess Academy, has moved to online classes and made...

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Art Courses Put the “A” in STEAM Education

Art Courses Put the “A” in STEAM Education

The beginning of the 21st century saw a huge uptick in the pace of technological innovation and explosion of new technology-based startups around the world. Those new companies used their advancements to generate wide-ranging product creation such as artificial...

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A Story of … A Passion Reading and Writing

A Story of … A Passion Reading and Writing

Like many elementary teachers, Angelina Jennaro and Jennifer Moirao from Amador Elementary and Stacy Alvarez from Kolb Elementary, have a passion for reading and writing.  That passion for language arts is why all three of them are once again offering reading and...

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A Story of … A Passion for Public Speaking

A Story of … A Passion for Public Speaking

Did you know that 75% of American citizens list public speaking as one of their greatest fears and 25% of Americans say it is their biggest fear in life?  In fact, the fear is so prevalent in our culture that there is a name for it, Glossophobia, which...

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A Story of … A Passion for Integrated Learning

A Story of … A Passion for Integrated Learning

“Tell me and I forget.  Teach me and I remember.  Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin. That quote which comes from one of our nation’s founding fathers, can be found on the website of Frederiksen Intervention Specialist, Felicia Suminski and pretty...

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A Story of… A Passion for Art

A Story of… A Passion for Art

DPIE art teacher, Julie Coching, grew up in the city of Saratoga, California always having an appreciation and love for the Arts.  While growing up she enrolled in many different art classes, took 13 years of piano and always enjoyed being a part of the school...

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A Story of … A Passion for Juggling!

A Story of … A Passion for Juggling!

According to Dublin Elementary’s music teacher, Ms Theresa Jones-Heintz, learning to juggle is not only a lot of fun, but is a skill that will benefit kids for a life-time as she explains below. Those are just a couple of the reasons she is so excited to share her...

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A Story of … A Passion for Yoga

A Story of … A Passion for Yoga

Yoga has become one of the fastest growing courses in the DPIE After School Program and given the times we live in, that is not surprising. It seems there are many reasons for the increase in student interest and participation which go well beyond physical well-being....

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DPIE Middle School Summer Academy NOW OPEN for Enrollment!

DPIE Middle School Summer Academy NOW OPEN for Enrollment!

DPIE’s Middle School Enrichment Academy is now taking enrollments for summer courses.  We are happy to let you know that we have introduced a variety of new courses to what is already a great list of summer learning experiences. Spaces are limited, so enroll...

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A Story of … A Passion For The Power of Words

A Story of … A Passion For The Power of Words

Jennifer Moirao, Amador Elementary Teacher When you meet Jennifer Moirao it’s hard to believe that this young educator has been teaching for 12 years already. She is passionate about her work, dedicated to her job teaching third grade at Amador Elementary...

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A Story of…A Passion for Playing with Keva Planks

A Story of…A Passion for Playing with Keva Planks

Ms Monica McLeod Dublin Elementary Teacher Dublin Elementary Teacher, Monica McLeod who has been teaching at the school since 1996 has a passion for many things in her life.  She’s a huge San Francisco Giants and 49er fan and is over the moon about the upcoming...

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A Story of … A Passion for Hands-on Math

A Story of … A Passion for Hands-on Math

Ms Sara Phillips Murray Elementary Teacher Ms Sara Phillips, a 4th grade teacher at Magical Murray Elementary School, has always enjoyed getting her hands dirty. She grew up in the small town of Prunedale, California which is located between the agricultural fields of...

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A Story of… A Passion for the Outdoors, Science & Nature

A Story of… A Passion for the Outdoors, Science & Nature

Mr John Price, Dougherty Elementary Teacher Dougherty Elementary's 4th grade teacher, Mr. John Price has a love of the outdoors and nature and that passion is what inspired him to introduce his “Life Science in the Garden” course to Dougherty students four...

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A Story of… A Love of Reading

A Story of… A Love of Reading

In the Fall's After School program at Kolb Elementary, 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Stacy Alvarez, is knee deep in teaching one of her greatest passions to students - the joy of reading.  Alvarez who has been teaching for 10 years now, is the mother of two young boys...

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A Story of … A Passion for Music & Piano

A Story of … A Passion for Music & Piano

In this Fall's After School Program, 5th grade Dublin Elementary teacher, Aren Lim decided to put her passion for Piano into practice and introduced a “Piano for Beginners” class at Dublin Elementary School.  Asked why she was willing to take on...

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A Story of…. A Passion for Dance

A Story of…. A Passion for Dance

In a recent interview, Krishna Mehta, who teaches a Bolly Fusion Dance class in the DPIE After School program at Amador Elementary school this year said, “I have a great passion for the performing arts and have always believed that the arts should be integrated into...

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Developing Yours Child’s Imagination

Developing Yours Child’s Imagination

“Imagination is everything, it is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”  Albert Einstein  Helping spark your child’s imagination and enhancing their creativity is one of the major goals of the DPIE After School program which is beginning its fourth...

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Summer is coming.. are you ready?

Summer is coming.. are you ready?

Summer is Coming! Are You Ready? More than ever, research about childhood learning indicates that most students experience the equivalent of one month or more of what researchers refer to as “learning loss” during the summer months.  Researchers report that...

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