Tampa Day School News
August 30, 2010
Identifying and living with Dyslexia
Dyslexia impacts five to 10 percent of the population. If a person has dyslexia, it is present all of their life. While the cause of dyslexia is unknown, it is known that dyslexia results from a dysfunction of one or more of the neurologic processes in the brain.
July 27, 2010
Tampa Day School featured on myFox Tampa Bay
Watch how Girl Scouts assisted Tampa Day School in helping children with reading challenges.
July 7, 2010
A “Silver” Lining for Tampa Day School
Well over a year ago, four Cadettes in Girl Scout Troop 1006 Osceola Service Unit, Girl Scouts of West Central Florida, approached Tampa Day School (TDS) to offer their time, energy, and talent as they began their efforts to obtain the much esteemed Silver Award.
July 6, 2010
Summer Reading Made Easy
Teachers at TDS are deeply committed to practices that reduce summer academic loss as they are well aware that it can take up to two months to re-teach material that students have forgotten during the summer break.
June 29, 2010
Tampa Tribune Showcases Scouts Helping Students
Girl Scout Troop 1006 devoted over a year to an audiobook and flash card project, which will benefit the students of Tampa Day School and has helped the troop members earn their Silver Award.
June 1, 2010
Learning Across the East Coast
Despite rising costs of travel and external pressures to maximize instructional time in the classroom, we not only acknowledge that kids learn from doing, we have maintained a commitment to experiential learning through extended field trip experiences.
May 6, 2010
Showcase of the Arts
Tampa Day School hosted the first Annual Showcase of the Arts on May 6th as a final tribute to its 40th Anniversary. Over 250 parents and professionals joined the TDS administration and faculty to pay homage to our students’ artistic talents.
April 1, 2010
TDS Student Participates in National Miss Pre-Teen Tampa Pageant
Miss Stephanie Dutch, fourth grade student at Tampa Day School, beamed with pride as she announced her Miss Pre-Teen Pageant platform to the girls’ group during a lunch meeting.
March 17, 2010
Tampa Day School Hosts Speaker Rick Lavoie, National Expert on Children with Learning Disabilities
Excitement permeated the halls of Tampa Day School (TDS) the afternoon of March 16th as faculty, parents, and students eagerly awaited the arrival of Rick Lavoie.
December 1, 2009
Dr. Walt Karniski, Executive Director of TDS, in WebMD Article on ADHD and Gender Differences
Are ADHD symptoms different in girls and boys? WebMD interviewed multiple experts, including Dr. Karniski, to discuss three main types of ADHD, gender differences between them, the symptoms associated with each type, and treatment options.
October 19, 2009
TDS Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Family Picnic
The 2009-2010 school year marks our 40th anniversary of providing high quality educational services to students in the Tampa area. To celebrate, Tampa Day School is hosting a variety of activities for our parents, alumni, professionals, and the entire community. We had a fantastic kick-off to our year of events with a community southern-style barbeque, hosted at Tampa Day School on Sunday, October 18th, with over 300 friends in attendance!
I have been going here for 5 years. I like the small class size, and I like the people that I go to class with here. When I have any questions, all the teachers are willing to help. It has been great going here, and you guys help me so much. I am sad that I have to leave!
Student
