BILTMORE LIFESTYLES REAL ESTATE Tucker Blalock 602.ARCADIA A R C A D I A’ S O W N Camelback Country Club Estates S ituated on a corner lot in the Camelback Country Club Estates, this magnificent home has the location and layout that you have been seeking. Soaring ceilings, split floor plan, and gracious entertaining spaces allow the new owner to add their own finishes to create instant equity. An incredible place to entertain with a full commercial grade bar, tennis court, and pool house in the backyard. Call us today for a private showing. 8800 N 65TH STREET PARADISE VALLEY, 85253 6,800 SQ.FT. 5 BED / 6.5 BATH Tucker Blalock Oleg Bortman Page 52 December 2015 By Ava Lasiewski Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, a public K-8 school, became an art- integrated school this year, allowing students to express their creativity in basic courses such as writing, language arts, social studies and mathematics. Benjamin Roat, Ed.D., principal at ANLC, said, “This school started as a demonstration school 25 years ago…as a multi-age school.” ANLC is a choice school within Scottsdale Unified School District, which means students go through a process of choosing to attend this school. ANLC is an art-integration, hands-on learning school, where the focus is on child-centered education. In each class, students do projects that incorporate art with hopes that it will help them better understand the topics they discuss. A science class, for example, had a project on the human body. One student did their project on the skeletal system, and drew all of the bones with caulking materials, Roat added. ANLC also offers after school activities that include sports, art and music-based activities.“Another objective for us is we want our students to have social awareness,” Roat said. The ANLC looks forward to seeing students help each other. Each classroom consists of two different grade levels; these are referred to as Gleams, which stands for Grade Level Teams. GLeam 1 is first and second grade, GLeam 2 is third and fourth grade, and so on. This creates an environment where a child in the older grade helps a younger student get used to how the class works. An advanced learner can also help a fellow student further understand the concepts being taught. “You help other people…you’re not working for yourself,” Roat said regarding their philosophy of demonstrating your own understanding by teaching another person. ANLC wants students to discover different paths to finding answers. A major objective of the school is to teach students core concepts, so that they understand the material instead of simply preparing to take the state assessments. “We want kids to learn. We can’t get caught up in the pressure to teach [students] 100 things,” Roat said, referring to schools that teach students to just pass a test. If the school finds that students have a specific curiosity, like the weather, they will create a writing activity that has to do with weather because it sparks the students’ attention. “We want it to be based on something that is impactful for them,” Roat added. The school’s learning environment and mission is exactly why Roat applied for his new position as principal in the first place. Roat was previously an elementary teacher in Maryvale, before returning to school to earn his doctorate from Arizona State University. Teaching about social issues and instilling a love for reading are two things that drive Roat’s passion toward education. “If you don’t like reading, you’re reading the wrong books,” said Roat. Rebecca Henrie has three children that attend ANLC. Her kids are in eighth grade, fifth grade and third grade. ANLC has specifically impacted her oldest son. She said the “ [ANLC] fosters alternatives.” Henrie’s son is not a traditional learner, and had trouble concentrating at traditional public school. He could not sit still at his desk. Once he started to attend ANLC, a teacher immediately suggested he sit on the floor, and that’s all he needed. “It’s a different philosophy,” assistant principal, Nan Wilkinson said. They like to give students “the gift of time,” she said. ANLC integrates art throughout its curriculum

E A V T F E I T  C F R S  F O- --  G   A  O A O A  F A  C R C J  V J  6310 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85253 (SW corner of Scottsdale & Lincoln) 480.368.5720 www.scottsdalemarketplace.com Mon. - Sat. 10am - 6pm Sun. Noon - 5pm One Stop Shopping for All Your Holiday Needs Biltmore Preparatory Academy A bilingual education is the best investment parents can make for their children. A gift without price, for which children —as adults—will be forever thankful. • Established Foreign Language Immersion and International Exchange Programs • Kindergarten through Eighth Grade Public School • Accelerated academic curriculum includes Music, Art, P.E., and Technology • Focus on Public Speaking, Critical Thinking and Character Development • Wide variety of after school athletics & enrichment activities • On-site Spanish Immersion Preschool & Aftercare 4601 N. 34th St. • 602.381.6160 BiltmorePrepPTO.org creighton school district – educating children since 1884 Kindergarten Information Session February 3, 2016 at 6:00 pm r a t e d s c h o o l r a r a r o “A” Page 53 December 2015 By Ava Lasiewski Third- and fourth-grade students at Christ Church School in Paradise Valley recently created a way to raise funds for childhood cancer treatment research. “In support of Childhood Cancer Awareness month, these students hosted a lemonade stand during the school’s ice cream social and open house. The students made posters, ran a publicity campaign, stirred up several batches of delicious lemonade, and passed out stickers to donors,” said Jody Cash, director of marketing and communications at CCS. Emma Porter, a CCS teacher, thought that this experience raised awareness in the students as well. “[Students] learned that cancer affects everyone, even children. We were able to have many discussions about donations and funding. Running the lemonade stand was a lesson in cooperation and the importance of working as a team, and also helped develop their management skills,” Porter added. CCS student, Abigail Rowley, said, “I think it went pretty well. The money we raised will help find a cure so no more children get sick or die from cancer.” Classmate Grant Nasser added that CCS exceeded their goal of $100 by three times that amount, raising $400. The money will be donated to the Ronan Thompson Foundation and go towards research to finding a cure for childhood cancer. To make a donation or to learn more about the foundation and childhood cancer, visit theronanthompsonfoundation.com. Lemonade stand stirs up awareness for childhood cancer Christ Church students designed a complete advertising campaign to support their efforts.