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Open Window School Student Experiment to Be Tested on the International Space Station
An experiment developed by a team of students at Open Window School to test the effects of microgravity on the growth of Arabidopsis in Martian soil simulant will be conducted aboard the International Space Station later next year. The findings could help to better understand how to grow plants in a future human colony on […]
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Plants, Play, and Learning Flourish on New Principia Playground
With its self-contained creek, mud pit, hobbit holes, tree trunks, boulders, and newly planted native vegetation, Principia Lower School’s new playground is much more than a place for students to take a break from schoolwork. As pre-kindergarten teacher Rissa Arens puts it, “The playground is no longer just a place to run around and get […]
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From Maps to Mosaics . . . to Solutions in Principia Middle School
In this globalized, high-tech world—where existing information is rapidly superseded by new “facts”—high school graduates face exciting opportunities and unforeseen challenges. “We cannot solve problems that are coming up in the world through one lens,” says Principia School’s Dean of Innovation and Academics Peter Dry. “We need to be able to look at and grapple […]
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Students share a message of gratitude with families . . . and beyond
At The Seven Hills School in Walnut Creek, California, gratitude is one of the shared values of the school community. Opportunities abound for students to express their gratitude for all of the positives in their lives – family and friends, home and school, adventure and quiet time. They also learn to celebrate the challenges that […]
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Connected Learning for a Connected World
Most schools teach different subjects in isolation. Math teachers don’t know what children are learning in science class and vice versa. Students move from subject to subject but typically there is no integration. At Jacksonville Country Day School, all learning is connected. Teachers continually meet to collaborate and find the connections between different subjects. Individual […]
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Innovative Programs Engage Students in Global Action
“Inquiry, Innovation, and Impact” are themes woven into Mount Vernon Presbyterian School’s mission statement, which is why students in grades 9-12 annually complete an (i)Project. These projects are driven by curiosity and passion, and real-world purpose inspires the work. Last year, students in the Technology, Engineering, and Design class, in collaboration with the global volunteer […]
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Internship Program Proves Experience IS the Best Teacher
Each February, a two-week Winter Internship program at The Field School allows students to immerse themselves in the “real world.” It’s a little different for each of them — volunteering in a senior center; tutoring younger students; shadowing a Member of Congress; or experiencing the workplace alongside a zoologist, doctor, or art gallery curator. Holly […]
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Hearing Voices
There are many ways to be a leader, and we at Aurora School in Oakland believe students should practice them all. Every day, we give students of different ages opportunities to work together side-by-side and learn from one another what it means to step up academically and socially. The world needs leaders who are as […]
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Girls, Tinkering, and Science
The Hewitt School sixth graders in this video have been challenged to apply their knowledge of potential and kinetic energy in constructing a “Rube Goldberg” machine that will use a series of mechanical steps to ring a bell. And while the assignment is pretty lo-tech, that really doesn’t matter. Research tells us that girls learn […]
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Students Use Knowledge and Power in Community Service
The Community and Global Citizenship program at Albuquerque Academy requires students to integrate community service into their educational journeys. Three years ago, Samsara Durvasula, Shannon Fonseca, and Elizabeth Moeser began working closely with a local Burundi refugee family, helping the children and their parents learn the skills needed to succeed in the United States. The […]
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Students Extend Kindness, Respect in International Service Trips
Each spring, groups of 12-16 Wasatch Academy students participate in two-week international service trips. Recent adventures have included China, India, Costa Rica, Panama, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The program is in keeping with the school’s mission to bridge the gap between diverse groups of individuals by living in a culture of kindness. Students have helped to […]
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Coding to Take Over Classrooms for Computer Science Education Week
Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) students are once again participating in the Hour of Code Week, taking place December 7-13, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week. Students in all divisions, starting in Kindergarten, will be coding through Code.org and Scratch Jr. programs that incorporate fun, age-appropriate animation. In addition, high school students taking computer […]