Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education

What is Developmental Movement and Why Does My Child Need It?

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on January 6, 2019.

Children first learn through the senses and movement of the body. A baby’s reflexes are small movements that help the brain learn; connecting experiences (sensing or touching) with

Are We Giving Up on Our Children – Only to Accommodate the System?

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on December 2, 2018.

Accommodations in school are generally offered in response to a student’s academic, social-emotional or physical discrepancies. With rare exception, a student’s academic struggles are

Why is My Child Struggling in School?

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on September 25, 2018.

If your child has difficulties with recalling previous lessons, is easily distracted or generally resists learning, there may be other factors at play. A child’s academic struggles may be indications...

No Child Left Inside: Connecting Children, Nature and Learning

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on May 7, 2018.

At the end of the school day, 7-year-old Tyler carries his muddied, wet clothes in a bag like a trophy, greeting his mom with a huge smile and shouts ‘I did it, I caught some tadpoles’. His mother sees...

Common Sense Education in Uncommon Times

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on April 23, 2018.

In these unprecedented times of change and uncertainty, we cannot begin to know the world our children will inherit. How, then do we trust that we are effectively preparing them? Sometimes in an effort...

Building Your Child’s Internal Architecture

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on March 28, 2018.

Your child’s internal architecture refers to their integrity, ethical thinking, initiative, compassion and awareness. As I was speaking of the importance of these qualities, one parent remarked, “Oh,...

Explicit Teaching: Old-Fashioned or Essential?

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on February 13, 2018.

Your child’s well-developed working memory contributes to effective learning, strong executive functioning skills and their social-emotional development. Children are bombarded with sensory inputs that...

A Common Sense Kindergarten

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on January 10, 2018.

Kindergarten can set the stage for a child’s school experience, laying the foundation for what kind of learner they become. Caulbridge School works to balance a child’s sensory-motor, social-emotional...

Animal Tracking as Literacy!

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on November 7, 2017.

Observation skills are at the core of problem solving, in that one must first identify the problem and all its components before finding solutions that make the most sense. This skill transfers over...

Your Child’s Neuro Signature

Written by Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education on October 28, 2017.

When viewing these colored images of a brain, it may not be obvious if we’re looking at a child or an adult brain. The centers that control critical thinking, spatial movements, language or executive...

Author: Debra Lambrecht, Founder, Caulbridge Education