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Around Westchester Schools: Teacher Hits High, Caped Heroes, Math Whiz Talent Shines Around Westchester Schools: Teacher Hits High, Caped Heroes, Math Whiz Talent Shines
Around Westchester Schools: Teacher Hits High, Caped Heroes, Math Whiz Talent Shines A Westchester teacher has earned the country's highest certification and she's done it in record time. Bronxville High School teacher Beth Agarabi spent 160 hours over a year and received a National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. While most teachers who pursue the certification are allowed three years to complete the required coursework, Agarabi earned the certification in just one year. Entirely voluntary, this advanced teaching credential was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers. Available in K-12 education,…

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by Donna Christopher
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No Dread, Just Fun During Phys Ed At This Westchester School No Dread, Just Fun During Phys Ed At This Westchester School
No Dread, Just Fun During Phys Ed At This Westchester School Remember the existential dread of phys ed class? Children good at sports love gym class, but just the thought of going could be en energy drain for non-athletes. Nearly every youngster can learn to ride a pogo stick or spin a plate. They are just a few of the fitness activities that enlivened physical education classes recently at a school in Westchester. Third- to fifth-grade students and their gym teachers at  F.E. Bellows Elementary School in Rye Neck also learned diabolo manipulation, devil sticks, Chinese yo-yo, clowning and stilt-walking from circus performers of O-Town Circus Ac…

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by Donna Christopher