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29 ESD Students Complete OSHA Certification
29 total ESD students have completed and passed the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) General Industry Certification. These students completed this training in Principles of Engineering and Robotics classes. While some high school students earn this certification, this test is primarily designed for college and working professionals. We are proud of our students’ achievements […]
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Pre-K Farmers Market Unit
Our Pre-K students engaged in an exploration of seasons and harvests by identifying fruits and vegetables in tactile ways that involved creating art; making their own books about vegetables; sorting fruits and veggies; and reading books about fruits and vegetables. They capped off this unit with a trip to the local farmers market, where they […]
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Eighth Grade Poetry Becomes Blues Music
Poetry and cross curricular learning is alive, meaningful and robust at Kent School. Eighth Grade students study a blend of twentieth century literature, history, art and music throughout the academic year. The students read novels short stories, poems, plays and non-fiction articles to complete research papers. They read John Steinbeck, Ray Bradbury, Richard Connell, Langston […]
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Admiral Farragut Academy Aviation Department is awarded $5,000 grant by American Airlines
Admiral Farragut Academy (Farragut) was one of 17 aviation focused schools and organizations around the country awarded with a grant by American Airlines because of its dedication to training the next generation of aviators. The $5,000 grant to Farragut will enhance the Lower School Aviation experience and give its younger students the opportunity to train […]
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ESD Students Renovate Lab for Digital Fabrication Across Disciplines
What if students could modify rocket fins for their physics project or utilize a laser cutter to aid in their in-depth independent study on microfluids or create a feature for their newest sculpture project using CAD? They can … in The Episcopal School of Dallas’ Fab Lab. Our newly enclosed space supports coursework from all […]
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ESD Beginner Students Recreate Stik Artwork
Beginner students are learning about Stik, a graffiti artist based in London, whose work wordlessly shows connections and tells stories of his community. Early Childhood Art teacher Amber Stautzenberger decided to display connections and stories with teachers and students at the Lower School beginning with three doors to focus on the primary colors (red, yellow, […]
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ESD Third Graders Solve Real-World Questions About the New Lower School in What If Lab
What if students could apply what they’re learning in the classroom to something in the real world? Third graders at The Episcopal School of Dallas are doing just that! In this study, students are using their math and map reading skills to calculate the space of their future fourth-grade classrooms. Using blueprints of the new […]
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Kent School Embraces Cross-Curricular Instruction
Kent School Inspires Deeper Learning with Cross-Curricular Instruction Teachers at Kent School have fully embraced the enhanced teaching and learning opportunities that come from cross-curricular instruction. Two recent projects illustrate the depth of student understanding when students can study one topic in different classes. Middle School Literature is selected based on the period of history […]
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Old Trail School Partners with Countryside on Farm Project
Old Trail School and Countryside (formerly Countryside Conservancy) have formed a new partnership (the “Farm Project”) that will ensure the future of the OTS Farm, a major priority of the School for the last two years. Countryside has been working with the School for several years through the Winter Farmers’ Markets and other educational programs […]
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#IMAGINEKentSchool
Kent School celebrates its Golden Anniversary this year. In celebration and recognition of this wonderful milestone, we created this video to introduce our theme of IMAGINE for the 2018-2019 academic year. With 50 years behind us, we look ahead to the next 50 years and IMAGINE our future with hope, joy and a vision for […]
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Kindness Rocks at Seven Hills School
The Kindness Rocks Project at Seven Hills has been spreading instant joy and gratitude throughout the community. The project began last year as an activity during the school’s Extended Day Fall Camp. Teacher Debbie Shipherd saw a post on Facebook regarding The Kindness Rocks Project and decided it would be a perfect fit for her […]
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Indian Springs Theatre presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Tickets to Indian Springs’ fall play, The Laramie Project, are now available for advance purchase online! The show, which will be presented October 12–14 in Springs’ John Badham Theater, tells the story of Matthew Shepard, who was fatally beaten in a hate crime in the town of Laramie, Wyoming, in October 1998. Springs’ performances will […]