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CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL RECEIVES CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION
Carrollwood Day School received a Certificate of Appreciation on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from the Environmental Protection Commission for their innovative athletic field design. The CDS final site plan minimized wetland impacts by combining their athletic needs into one location and a Conservation Easement to SWFWMD will be recorded for 20.53 acres of nearby property […]
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Terrapin Research in Lower School Science
For ten consecutive years, Kent School, serving Preschool through Grade 8 on the bank of the Chester River in historic Chestertown, MD has raised terrapins in the classroom in conjunction with several environmental organizations as part of the Lower School Bay Studies curriculum. The School’s most recent partnership with The National Aquarium in Baltimore began […]
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STEAM in Action: From Garden to (Lab) Table to Canvas
This fall, third- and fourth-graders at Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) had the opportunity to work in the Upper School chemistry lab alongside their older peers as part of a cross-disciplinary, cross-divisional STEAM project. First, they created dye harvested from flowers that they planted in the school’s community garden last spring. Students had a great […]
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Wetlands Field Day
Our third graders have been studying the importance of the wetlands on the Crocker Conservancy. Students put on their muck boots and waded into the wetlands to discover which plants and insects were thriving in our calcareous muck fen. Students measured the temperature, pH, and levels of dissolved oxygen in the stream bordering the wetland […]
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New Principia School Centers Spotlight Student-Centered Learning
This fall, two newly renovated, technologically advanced learning spaces—overseen by professionals with industry experience—are lighting up learning across disciplines at Principia Upper School. Whether for books or big screens, individual study or group projects, research or problem solving—the IDEA Center has become the go-to place for students (and faculty). The “IDEA” in IDEA Center represents . […]
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Outdoor Expeditions Create Culture of Collaboration and Courage
In Maine and in Michigan, along the calm Boundary Waters and through the rushing rapids of the Salmon River, Principia Upper School students engage in weeklong “character trips” each fall. While locations and specific activities may vary, the aim of these expeditions is the same across all grades: to move beyond the sometimes individual, independent […]
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Si Supieras – If You Knew
A look into the experiences of students from Francis Parker’s Social Justice classes learning about the U.S.-Mexico border and the issues which surround it. Talking to individuals personally affected by these issues and from activists on both sides of the issue, these students begin to cultivate personal opinions about U.S. policies.
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Lower School Students Show Respect for Art through Emojis
In this video, Ranney Lower School students discuss in their words what it means to respect art. They describe their thoughts by designing their own emojis.
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Global Partnerships Forge Deep Relationships, Shift World Views
Mark Day School uses a global lens to broaden horizons and deepen students’ educational experience. The school’s Global Partnership Program builds relationships with local and international schools and organizations; the program was founded on the idea of reciprocity—everyone involved has something to learn and something to teach. Last summer, 15 students in grades 1-8 and […]
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Students Encourage Culture Change on Sexual Assault and Consent
In November, a group of Georgetown Day School students will host a Summit on Sexual Assault & Consent for Washington, D.C.-area independent school students, examining the implications of sexual assault at the high school level. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the complexity of sexual assault and consent issues guided by experts in this […]
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Rare Caterpillar Visits Old Trail School
Old Trail School students were surprised when a rare Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar dropped from a tree while students were outside during science class. The Hickory Horned Devil stumped the School’s science teachers who had never seen this rare caterpillar. These caterpillars live in the deciduous forest areas of the eastern U.S. and are more […]
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Salt marsh planting; Admiral Farragut Academy students work together to save the world
Dozens of Kindergarteners…and first-graders and second-graders, in fact the entire student body — Upper and Lower School — spent a portion of their day on September 8 getting muddy planting hundreds of plugs of salt marsh grass in the school’s nursery, which sits just outside of Sari Deitche’s biology classroom. For many, it was the […]