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The Importance of Enrichment Programs for Middle School Students
It has been said by many educators over the years that “Core classes are where kids learn the basics, but elective classes are where kids learn creativity.” One of the great things about...
Prevent the Summer Vacation ‘Brain Drain’
At the beginning of each school year, teachers generally report they need to repeat at least a month’s worth of teaching because of what they refer to as the “summer slide” or...
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...
Coding is the Language of the Future, or is it the Language of Today?
“Coding is the language of the future,” are the words of Reshma Saujani, a New York attorney, politician, and founder of Girls Who Code. However, technology innovation has advanced so quickly...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
DPIE Offers Driver’s Education Courses
DPIE is happy to announce that we have entered into a partnership with Bay Area Driving School to offer virtual drivers education classes which students are required to complete prior to getting...
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...
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...
Artificial Intelligence Comes to the DPIE After School Program
Artificial Intelligence, also referred to as AI, is a term that most of us have heard about but … don’t truly understand. With the popularity of science fiction movies like Terminator, The...
A Story of … A Passion for Outdoor Education and Environmental Science
Students in the district have shared with DPIE that one of their favorite things about elementary school was when they had a chance to spend a week in 5th grade outdoor camp. However, with the...
$150,000 Technology Grant to the DUSD Schools
Mid-way through the 2019-20 school year, DPIE made a technology grant donation of $150,000 to the Dublin Unified School District for the purchase of technology to meet the needs of one of the...
DPIE Donates $16,000 to DUSD Elementary Schools
This Fall, DPIE donated $2,000 to each of the 8 elementary schools in the Dublin School District for their support of the DPIE After School Enrichment Program. The Principal and the Parent Faculty...