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Celebrating Service on MLK Day
Old Trail School celebrated our first Community Day of Service on Monday, January 15, 2018 with 100+ students, parents, faculty and staff taking part in a variety of projects to help meet the challenges and needs of our community. Students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 worked on campus making Craft Kits, Get-Well Cards, Valentine Placemats […]
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Students Bring Historical Midwest Figures Home in Living Museum
First-grade students at Oakhill Day School brought the history of the Midwest to a living museum. In class, students were taught about thirty famous individuals who have shaped American history, all from the region they call home. Figures ranged from Abraham Lincoln, Walt Disney, and Fred Astaire to Oprah Winfrey, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Simone Biles. […]
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Gamifying the History Classroom
What does it mean to gamify your classroom? History teacher Sara Shreve-Price has been exploring this idea with a Civil War game she developed for her US History class this December. The game is organized on Canvas as a series of levels each representing a period from 1844-1877. Students work through quests along the way […]
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Broadway’s Hamilton Meets Harvard Business School
Gann Academy is beta-testing a novel approach to teaching American history as part of a pilot program developed by Harvard Business School. The program asks students to step into critical historical moments when difficult decisions were made, assume the personas of key figures, then argue their positions. “It’s a fascinating way of having students relive […]
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Planting Seeds at Seven Hills School, CA
Inspired by the work of Nimo Patel and in support of our growing orchard and garden program, the students of Seven Hills share a message of hope for the future…
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Gann Academy's Arabic Program is Opening New Doors for Students
Ninth grader Danielle Bejerano’s first language is Hebrew, her second language is English, and Arabic will now be her third. Danielle is taking first-year Arabic at Gann, one of several world languages students can study in addition to Hebrew. Two levels of Arabic are currently offered, with plans to add additional classes in the coming […]
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We Believe in Kent School
Each year our Head of School, Nancy Mugele chooses a “Word of the Year.” This year she selected BELIEVE. At Kent School, we use the word BELIEVE to inspire our students, teachers, and families to BELIEVE in the many facets of educational excellence, strong moral character, joy in our community and of course, to BELIEVE […]
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Finding Common Ground: Students Gain Global Perspectives Through Self-Study
Sixth graders in Blake’s Humanities classes examine global issues, first by studying themselves, then by delving into others’ perspectives. In their first unit, “The Groups to Which We Belong,” they learn not just how, but why, they see things as they do. Discussions include topics ranging from race, ethnicity, and religion to socio-economics and gender. […]
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Student-Led Gender Equality Club Offers “Beacon of Hope” to Worried High Schoolers
When Indian Springs School senior Katie Wiatrak saw sexism affecting current events, including the 2016 presidential election, she looked in vain for a place to discuss it with her peers. “So I decided to build one,” says Katie. “I gathered my closest friends and the head of school, and together we founded the Gender Equality […]
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Chandler School in Pasadena Teaches Earth Science Through Investigations
Chandler School in Pasadena, California offers a sixth-grade earth science class to get students excited about the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere. Teacher J.J. Newman recently guided students in a weathering-erosion-deposition station rotation investigation. Students explored major geological processes by imitating natural forces (using items like sand, a hair dryer, and a big ice cube). Then, […]
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Why Shakespeare?
We’ve all seen it lately. Students – and adults – leaning over, glued to their mobile devices. It is so prevalent that there is a medical term defining it; text neck. More worrisome is the fear that students are not gaining the social skills necessary to succeed in a global world where collaboration and communication […]
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Running Club Benefits Social, Emotional, Academic Health
Thirty minutes before classes begin at Community Partnership School, students in the morning Running Club gather in a gated lot behind their school and begin doing laps, picking up a small stick each time one is completed. Physical Education teacher Nate Seidle, who began the program last year, calculated how many laps make a mile, […]