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FROM FINLAND
TO FORT WORTH
Rhea’s work with The LiiNK Project was inspired by her sabbatical in late 2012 in
Finland, when she studied the country’s highly successful education model.
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TYPICAL K-12 SCHOOL DAY
4.5 HRS. TOTAL
22.5
hr s . per week
( Includes
6
hr s . ethics/ reces s )
15
hr s . content per week
3
hr s . content per day
ETHICS
20
min. per day/
1
hr. per week
RECESS
1
hr. per day/
5
hr s . per week
6
hr s . per week
of non-content
TYPICAL K-12 SCHOOL DAY
7 HRS. TOTAL
35
hr s . per week
(No ethics/ reces s )
30
hr s . content week
(
6
hr s . content per day)
Students also were less competitive and more self-reliant, said Sandy
McNutt, M.A., head of Trinity Valley’s Lower School, because they
knew they had other opportunities to play during the day.
McNutt said finding time in the typical school schedule for both extra
recesses and the character-development portions of The LiiNK Project
requires creativity and flexibility, but the results are well worth it.
Given its success, Trinity Valley is expanding The LiiNK Project to
grades K-2 starting this fall, and third- and fourth-graders will begin
the Positive Action courses. “A construction project on campus limits
the amount of recess space we have, but they will receive the full The
LiiNK Project experience next year,”saidMcNutt, who receives inquiries
from parents of older students who are interested in exploring The
LiiNK Project.
“They’ve heard positive things from the parents of our most-recent
class of kindergartners and first-graders, who absolutely gush about
the changes in their children,” McNutt shared. “One mom said, ‘I
can’t believe my first-grader is talking about integrity, honor and
empathy… and that he truly understands what those words mean!’”
“This program is having an impact —not just at school —but at home
and out in the community.”
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION
Strong four-month results at two schools with very different
populations also suggest that The LiiNK Project method will prove
successful in other school environments.
The initial $125,000 for funding The LiiNK Project came from TCU’s
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, College of Education,
College of Science & Engineering and the Provost’s Office; $381,000
is needed to continue The LiiNK Project in the public schools in 2014-
15, and Rhea is seeking funding from donors, foundations and grant
opportunities.
If you are interested in supporting the advancement of The LiiNK
Project and helping change the future of education, please contact
TheLiiNKProject@gmail.com or call 817-257-5263.
* The LiiNK Project was formerly known as Project ISIS (Innovating
Strategies, Inspiring Students).
FEATURES
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· Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences