{"id":7192,"date":"2015-12-15T10:57:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T15:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/?p=7192"},"modified":"2015-12-17T15:40:54","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T20:40:54","slug":"strengths-shows-celebrate-the-individual-strengths-and-talents-of-foa-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/news\/strengths-shows-celebrate-the-individual-strengths-and-talents-of-foa-students","title":{"rendered":"Strengths Shows Celebrate the Individual Strengths and Talents of FOA Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7204\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett-270x126.jpg\" alt=\"Garrett\" width=\"308\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett-270x126.jpg 270w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett-540x251.jpg 540w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett-200x93.jpg 200w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett-125x58.jpg 125w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett-60x28.jpg 60w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett-85x40.jpg 85w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett-80x37.jpg 80w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garrett.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/>Five Oaks Academy holds \u201cStrengths Shows\u201d throughout the year that celebrate the individual strengths and talents of our students.\u00a0 Our students are given the opportunity to select a strength they possess to share with the entire FOA student body.\u00a0 We have had an array of acts over the years from singing and playing instruments to juggling, acting skits, karate skill demonstrations, magic shows, and entertaining dance routines.\u00a0 After they share their strengths, the performers are met with applause and appreciation from their peers.\u00a0 The Strengths Shows are a wonderful way for students to gain confidence and help them recognize the unique talents and skills they bring to our community.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7193 \" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strenth-show-1-e1449775209474-190x270.jpg\" alt=\"Strenth show - 1\" width=\"163\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strenth-show-1-e1449775209474-190x270.jpg 190w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strenth-show-1-e1449775209474-380x540.jpg 380w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strenth-show-1-e1449775209474-197x280.jpg 197w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strenth-show-1-e1449775209474-123x175.jpg 123w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strenth-show-1-e1449775209474-60x84.jpg 60w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strenth-show-1-e1449775209474.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The idea for the Strengths Show came from Jenifer Fox\u2019s book, <em>Your Child&#8217;s Strengths.<\/em>\u00a0 In her book, Fox challenges parents and educators to re-examine the way we are educating our children. She suggests elimination of the intense focus on testing, tutoring, and \u201cfixing\u201d children\u2019s weaknesses to improve academic performance.\u00a0 Fox argues that every child can find success in school, and ultimately in life, if we start focusing on the strengths they have, rather than their weaknesses.\u00a0 Jenifer Fox\u2019s call for viewing education in a different light, by examining the individual child\u2019s needs and talents, parallels Dr. Maria Montessori\u2019s educational method.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7197 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5805-e1449774312973-181x270.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5805\" width=\"181\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5805-e1449774312973-181x270.jpg 181w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5805-e1449774312973-362x540.jpg 362w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5805-e1449774312973-188x280.jpg 188w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5805-e1449774312973-117x175.jpg 117w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5805-e1449774312973-56x84.jpg 56w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5805-e1449774312973-80x119.jpg 80w, http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5805-e1449774312973-75x112.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/>We invite you to schedule a tour to see how Five Oaks Academy can unlock your child\u2019s unique potential!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five Oaks Academy holds \u201cStrengths Shows\u201d throughout the year that celebrate the individual strengths and talents of our students.\u00a0 Our students are given the opportunity to select a strength they possess to share with the entire FOA student body.\u00a0 We have had an array of acts over the years from singing and playing instruments to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":7203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7192"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}