Every day at Weiner Elementary School starts with a dance party, usually to Best Day of My Life by American Authors — and that's before the 7:50 a.m. bell even rings.
Then comes the morning assembly, where all 121 students and the staff gather for 20 minutes in the cafeteria of the school in Weiner, Ark. They sing songs and learn about an artist, a musician and an international city of the week.
They celebrate birthdays. A lucky student is crowned Student of the Day. And Pam Hogue makes it her goal to be an educator instead of a principal.
That assembly — and the many other things this school does to create a sense of community and happiness — is part of what experts call school climate.
[For more of this story, written by Kat Lonsdorf, go to http://www.npr.org/sections/ed...elp-students-succeed]
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