Congressional School Podcast Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:38:54 -0500 http://www.congressionalschool.org en-us © 2026 Congressional School Podcast yes 31cd077c-b9f0-51db-81b4-8b3437c7b438 Congressional School episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) school, parenting, education Congressional School https://storage.buzzsprout.com/yor6lhb7ed4qjwhwema9ybiol49p?.jpg Congressional School Podcast http://www.congressionalschool.org More Than a Mascot: Get to Know Our Congressional Herd featuring Equine Director Lisa Harkins More Than a Mascot: Get to Know Our Congressional Herd featuring Equine Director Lisa Harkins Congressional School Buzzsprout-12853557 Mon, 15 May 2023 14:00:00 -0400 633 full false The Importance of Reading in Early Childhood and Beyond with Maura Rice The Importance of Reading in Early Childhood and Beyond with Maura Rice Congressional School Buzzsprout-12550816 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0400 629 full false New Approaches to Art Instruction with Sarah Philip New Approaches to Art Instruction with Sarah Philip Congressional School Buzzsprout-12549781 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400 372 full false Multi-Sensory Reading Instruction with Leah Webster and Kay Lauren Miller Multi-Sensory Reading Instruction with Leah Webster and Kay Lauren Miller Congressional School Buzzsprout-12016039 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:00:00 -0500 552 full false Sports Specialization with Coach Krauss Sports Specialization with Coach Krauss Congressional School Buzzsprout-11709257 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:00:00 -0500 465 full false The Role of Music in Infant and Toddler Development with Mrs. Bicksel The Role of Music in Infant and Toddler Development with Mrs. Bicksel Congressional School Buzzsprout-11572062 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0400 834 full false Misinformation with Ms. Keimig Misinformation with Ms. Keimig Middle School English Teacher Holly Keimig explores the topic of misinformation in our second episode of the 2022-2023 school year. Learn about misinformation and disinformation and how to spot the two online in this 10-minute podcast! 

]]> Middle School English Teacher Holly Keimig explores the topic of misinformation in our second episode of the 2022-2023 school year. Learn about misinformation and disinformation and how to spot the two online in this 10-minute podcast! 

]]> Congressional School Buzzsprout-11368111 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0400 638 full false Gardening with Mr. Hernandez Gardening with Mr. Hernandez Congressional School Buzzsprout-11251146 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0400 861 full false Children and the COVID-19 Vaccine Children and the COVID-19 Vaccine Dr. Gordon, Head of School, hosted a panel of COVID-19 experts in a conference call to discuss a topic on many parents' minds—their children and the COVID-19 vaccine. Panelists give an overview of the vaccine as a whole and answer parent questions. What exactly is an emergency vaccine? Could there be long-term side effects? Could schools require the vaccine for teachers or students? Listen in and learn more.

Panelists:

Robin Wallin, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, NCSN
Assistant Director of Health Services (School Health Program)
Fairfax County Health Department

Dr. Benjamin Schwartz
Division Director of Epidemiology and Population Health
Fairfax County Health Department 

Dr. Tracy Krauss
Public Health Expert and Co-Chair of Congressional School's Medical Advisory Council

 

Moderator:

Dr. James Bicksel
Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Behavior Neurology & Neuropsychiatry

]]> Dr. Gordon, Head of School, hosted a panel of COVID-19 experts in a conference call to discuss a topic on many parents' minds—their children and the COVID-19 vaccine. Panelists give an overview of the vaccine as a whole and answer parent questions. What exactly is an emergency vaccine? Could there be long-term side effects? Could schools require the vaccine for teachers or students? Listen in and learn more.

Panelists:

Robin Wallin, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, NCSN
Assistant Director of Health Services (School Health Program)
Fairfax County Health Department

Dr. Benjamin Schwartz
Division Director of Epidemiology and Population Health
Fairfax County Health Department 

Dr. Tracy Krauss
Public Health Expert and Co-Chair of Congressional School's Medical Advisory Council

 

Moderator:

Dr. James Bicksel
Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Behavior Neurology & Neuropsychiatry

]]> Congressional School Buzzsprout-8708042 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0400 3318 1 6 full false An Inside Look at COVID-19 with Dr. Edwin Gordon An Inside Look at COVID-19 with Dr. Edwin Gordon As a part of Congressional School's COVID Collection, we talked with our Head of School, Dr. Edwin P. Gordon, about what it was like for him personally during COVID-19.

How did he balance some of the difficult business decisions while keeping the Congressional School family together?
What was his biggest fear about the prospect of prolonged remote learning?
How much was he in communication with other Heads of Schools?
Would he have changed COVID-19 was handled this last year as he looks back?
 
Listen to our exclusive interview and find out!

The COVID Collection is an archive of stories and information representing different voices in our community talking about living, working, and going to school through a pandemic. To view the entire collection, visit www.congressionalschool.org/covidcollection.

]]> As a part of Congressional School's COVID Collection, we talked with our Head of School, Dr. Edwin P. Gordon, about what it was like for him personally during COVID-19.

How did he balance some of the difficult business decisions while keeping the Congressional School family together?
What was his biggest fear about the prospect of prolonged remote learning?
How much was he in communication with other Heads of Schools?
Would he have changed COVID-19 was handled this last year as he looks back?
 
Listen to our exclusive interview and find out!

The COVID Collection is an archive of stories and information representing different voices in our community talking about living, working, and going to school through a pandemic. To view the entire collection, visit www.congressionalschool.org/covidcollection.

]]> Congressional School Buzzsprout-8556339 Thu, 20 May 2021 10:00:00 -0400 2418 1 5 full false Study Strategies for Success Study Strategies for Success Having a difficult time guiding your child to engage with educational material at home? There are strategies out there to help you, and our experts are here to help. 

Our learning specialists discuss homework and study tips from the perspective of how learning happens—strategies that can also help with remote learning. What does cognitive, emotional, and behavioral learning look like? How can it be encouraged at a deeper level? Join us to find out!


Hosted By:
Stefanie Hjalmervik, Learning Specialist

Guest Expert:

  • Dr. Silvia Moore, Director of Learning Center
]]> Having a difficult time guiding your child to engage with educational material at home? There are strategies out there to help you, and our experts are here to help. 

Our learning specialists discuss homework and study tips from the perspective of how learning happens—strategies that can also help with remote learning. What does cognitive, emotional, and behavioral learning look like? How can it be encouraged at a deeper level? Join us to find out!


Hosted By:
Stefanie Hjalmervik, Learning Specialist

Guest Expert:

  • Dr. Silvia Moore, Director of Learning Center
]]> Congressional School Buzzsprout-3131257 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400 1474 cspo 1 4 full false What does Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Look Like at Congressional School? What does Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Look Like at Congressional School? Diversity, equity, and inclusion are hot topics right now. Creating environments that recognize, respect, engage, and celebrate individual differences and identities is crucial to building cohesive and caring communities.

So what is being done at Congressional School? Listen in as Dr. Silvia Moore, Co-Chair of Congressional's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC), facilitates a discussion among staff, faculty, and parents from Congressional.

See the chapter markers to jump ahead and learn about the history of DEI work at Congressional, what the DEIC is, what the committee's work groups are working on, and hopes and dreams for the future. Or just push play on your commute or while you're cooking dinner, and give the whole thing a listen!


Hosted By:
Dr. Silvia Moore, Director of Learning Center and Co-Chair for the DEIC

Guest Experts:

  • Tinelle Davies, Director of Human Resources and Co-Chair for the DEIC
  • Rebecca Ginnetti, School Counselor
  • Servio Medina, Current Parent
  • Desmond McGlone, Grades 7-8 Math Teacher
  • Mary Beth Testa, Current Parent & Parent Organization (CSPO) President
]]> Diversity, equity, and inclusion are hot topics right now. Creating environments that recognize, respect, engage, and celebrate individual differences and identities is crucial to building cohesive and caring communities.

So what is being done at Congressional School? Listen in as Dr. Silvia Moore, Co-Chair of Congressional's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC), facilitates a discussion among staff, faculty, and parents from Congressional.

See the chapter markers to jump ahead and learn about the history of DEI work at Congressional, what the DEIC is, what the committee's work groups are working on, and hopes and dreams for the future. Or just push play on your commute or while you're cooking dinner, and give the whole thing a listen!


Hosted By:
Dr. Silvia Moore, Director of Learning Center and Co-Chair for the DEIC

Guest Experts:

  • Tinelle Davies, Director of Human Resources and Co-Chair for the DEIC
  • Rebecca Ginnetti, School Counselor
  • Servio Medina, Current Parent
  • Desmond McGlone, Grades 7-8 Math Teacher
  • Mary Beth Testa, Current Parent & Parent Organization (CSPO) President
]]> Congressional School Buzzsprout-2827195 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0500 1594 cspo 1 3 full false Valuable Parenting Tips from Educational Experts Valuable Parenting Tips from Educational Experts Parenting is a world often lacking clear-cut answers and direction that we desire. Every child is different and every family is different. Learning about child development and their needs in each stage of life socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually is an insightful way to better understand your child and their response to parenting.

Join us as Rebecca Ginnetti, our school counselor, leads a discussion with our division directors about the social and emotional needs of children and how parents can support their development.

Hosted By:
Rebecca Ginnetti, School Counselor

Guest Experts:

  • Brent Hinrichs, Associate Head of School and Director of Lower and Middle School
  • Kim O'Neil, Assistant Head of School and Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
]]> Parenting is a world often lacking clear-cut answers and direction that we desire. Every child is different and every family is different. Learning about child development and their needs in each stage of life socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually is an insightful way to better understand your child and their response to parenting.

Join us as Rebecca Ginnetti, our school counselor, leads a discussion with our division directors about the social and emotional needs of children and how parents can support their development.

Hosted By:
Rebecca Ginnetti, School Counselor

Guest Experts:

  • Brent Hinrichs, Associate Head of School and Director of Lower and Middle School
  • Kim O'Neil, Assistant Head of School and Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
]]> Congressional School Buzzsprout-2552140 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0500 3496 parenting, children, child development, social-emotional, cspo 1 2 full false Behind the Design Labs Behind the Design Labs We are happy to share with our community our first podcast. This episode is hosted by Dr. Edwin Gordon, Head of School, and discusses STEM and the Arts at Congressional. Listen to Dr. Gordon lead an engaging discussion with several of our faculty who reveal their own views of our new Design Labs, how they integrate STEM in ways you may not expect, and their visions for the future.

Hosted By:
Dr. Edwin Gordon, Head of School

Guest Experts:

  • Carlos Hernandez, STEM Educator
  • Maithili Mankar, Grades 6 and 8 Science Teacher
  • Dr. Mariana Pavon, Grades 5 and 7 Science Teacher
  • Ashley Spalletta, Grades 4-8 Music Teacher
  • Andrea Weiss, Director of Innovation and Learning
]]> We are happy to share with our community our first podcast. This episode is hosted by Dr. Edwin Gordon, Head of School, and discusses STEM and the Arts at Congressional. Listen to Dr. Gordon lead an engaging discussion with several of our faculty who reveal their own views of our new Design Labs, how they integrate STEM in ways you may not expect, and their visions for the future.

Hosted By:
Dr. Edwin Gordon, Head of School

Guest Experts:

  • Carlos Hernandez, STEM Educator
  • Maithili Mankar, Grades 6 and 8 Science Teacher
  • Dr. Mariana Pavon, Grades 5 and 7 Science Teacher
  • Ashley Spalletta, Grades 4-8 Music Teacher
  • Andrea Weiss, Director of Innovation and Learning
]]> Congressional School Buzzsprout-2505736 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 1882 stem, school, science, technology, engineering, math, arts 1 1 full false