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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Since 1964, St. Alcuin Montessori School in Dallas |
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has provided many young Texans with outstanding opportunities for |
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personal growth and academic enrichment; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the largest Montessori schools in North |
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America, St. Alcuin was the first institution of its kind in Dallas |
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to earn recognition from the Association Montessori Internationale |
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and to join the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest, |
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and it also led the efforts to create accreditation standards for |
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all Montessori schools in Texas; today, this nondenominational and |
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coeducational day school serves more than 500 students on its |
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12-acre campus; and |
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WHEREAS, The lower and elementary schools at St. Alcuin |
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Montessori accommodate children from 18 months of age through the |
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6th grade, and the curriculum, which is based on Montessori |
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principles, focuses on independent learning activities, |
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developmental teaching methods, and an environment of mutual |
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respect; meanwhile, the St. Alcuin middle school for 7th and 8th |
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graders combines the core values of the Montessori approach with |
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the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme; encouraged |
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to think critically, these pupils are engaged in various subjects, |
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including the humanities, language, technology, mathematics, arts, |
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and sciences, as well as physical education and interdisciplinary |
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studies, and they are taught the importance of personal |
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responsibility and compassion for others; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past 45 years, St. Alcuin Montessori School |
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has helped its students build a solid foundation for their future |
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achievement, and it is indeed fitting to recognize the institution |
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for its exemplary commitment to education; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor St. Alcuin Montessori School and extend to |
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its students, teachers, and administrators sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for St. Alcuin Montessori School as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |