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Newsline Fall 2012

• Open Circle's 25th Anniversary & Creative Works Contest
• Paul Revere: An Open Circle Innovation School
• Top 25 List of Children's Literature

Newsline Summer 2012

• Main Street School's Open Circle Lunches
• Fourth Grader Highlights Open Circle in Winning Essay

Newsline Summer 2011

• Schools Leverage Open Circle in Turnaround Efforts
• North Street School Manages School Merger Using Open Circle

Newsline Fall 2010

• Five Open Circle Schools Achieve the Prestigious Blue Ribbon Award
• Literature Connections Update: A Call to Action—Bystanders in Children's Literature

Newsline Spring 2010

• Taunton Schools Infuse Open Circle Throughout School Day
• Reflections from the Classroom: Preventing Bullying with Open Circle
• Hopewell School Awarded Prestigious Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence

Newsline Winter 2009

• Adapting Open Circle for Children on the Autism Spectrum
• Reflections from the Classroom: Emotional Intelligence Key for Children...and Adults

Newsline Spring 2009

• Building Adult Community in Schools
• Trusting Adult Communities Improve Student Achievement

Open Circular Spring 2009

• Reflections from the Classroom: Open Circle Prevented Teasing
• Open Circle Lesson Spotlight: Lessons that Address Teasing
• Bidding Farewell to Cathy Pastan and Kristen Handricken

Open Circular Winter 2008

• Reflections from the Classroom: Building the Adult Community at School
• Open Circle Open Forum

Newsline Fall 2008

• Service-Learning at the Lucy Stone School
• Harrington School Mural Uses Open Circle Concepts
• Good! Great! Terrific! Examining the Overuse of Praising Children

Newsline Spring 2008

• Open Circle Buzzing at Central School
• Planning How Open Circle Unfolds at Your School

Newsline Fall 2007

• Reminiscing 20+ Years of Joy from a Somewhat Older Open Circler
• Stories that Get to the Heart of Relationships

Newsline Spring 2007

• The McAvinnue School: Inclusive by Design
• Solving the “Problem Solving” Problem

Newsline Fall 2006

• Crazy Hair Day at the Parmenter
• Open Circle - Innovation and Impact

Newsline Spring 2006

• A Visit to the Everett
• Time of Change at Open Circle

Newsline Fall 2005

• New insights into SEL and teacher retention
• Taming lunchtime chaos
• Collaboration with Project Aspire in the Boston Public Schools

Newsline Spring 2005

• Kindergarten lessons that last
• DuBarry New Teacher Retention project

Newsline Fall 2004

• Collaboration with Families First Parent Programs
• Host an Open Circle assembly

Newsline Spring 2004

• Roche Family extends gift to Open Circle
• Teachers' awesome power for good
• Nancy Carey & Linda Chelman at the Jefferson School

Newsline Fall 2003

• Welcome Jim Vetter, our new Program Director
• Blending Open Circle and play in kindergarten
• "The Big Turn Off" - Trying to get by without TV

Newsline Spring 2003

• The link between bystanders and violence: a talk by Dr. Ronald Slaby
• A new twist on show-and-tell for kids and adults
• R.I.S.E. - Respect, Inclusion, Safety, and Encouragement at the Hardy School

Newsline Fall 2002

• Supporting Families through Open Circle
• "Leaving No Child Behind"
• Open Circle Alumnae talk about the challenges of "the real world" in middle school