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Reimagined Classrooms Invite Collaborative Learning
Hillbrook School’s classrooms are changing and everyone has something to say about it. Eighth graders, believing their art studio was “too adult and too organized,” submitted a petition for its “re-messification.” Last year, over a dozen teachers agreed to begin substantially altering their classrooms and then asked questions about how the changes—which included physical redesigns […]
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It’s in the Music: Students Help Revive Memories for Dementia Patients
A new partnership between The Healdsburg School and a local senior living community brings seventh and eighth graders together with residents suffering from moderate or acute dementia. Coordinated by science teacher Carrie Smith and two Healdsburg Senior Living directors, the project was inspired by “Alive Inside,” a documentary showing how music can elicit memories and […]
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Students Use Technical Skills for Greater Good
All Lick-Wilmerding High School students take a minimum of two years of technical arts classes, including participation in a unique partnership that puts design-thinking skills to work for the benefit of others. The “Private Skills, Public Purpose” (PSPP) class begins with an empathetic stance—an in-depth study of social inequities and an exploration of privilege in […]
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Settlers in the Woods
Inspired by the work of John Hunter, 5th grade Valley School teacher, Tracy Courtney, undertook a new application for teaching U.S. colonization: the woods. Students deeply explored the academic side of this period of history, but core to the curriculum was the opportunity for students to experience the successes, failures and challenges that the colonists […]
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STEM Career Fair Introduces Girls to Endless Possibilities
Career fields involving science, technology, engineering and math are some of the fastest growing, but are still dominated by men. The Bryn Mawr School aims to change that. “There’s a lot of stereotypes and societal biases that women aren’t good at math, women aren’t good in science,” said Eric Elton, Bryn Mawr’s STEM director. “And […]
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The Power of Teamwork
In St. Louis we are so fortunate to have our choice of so many great schools for our children. At some point in time, you select a school, get started and hope you have made a good decision. As each year unfolds, the truest joy you can have as parent is in the moments that […]
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Kindergarten scarecrows get techy
How do you integrate technology in Kindergarten? It’s actually pretty easy. When the fall season rolled around, scarecrows became a fun theme in Kindergarten. We began by talking about scarecrows and why they are created. Then we looked at pictures of actual scarecrows and imagined what it would be like to be a scarecrow ourselves. […]
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A New Dimension of Performance
As an instrumentalist at Walnut Hill, there are many chances to perform. Between solo recitals, chamber concerts, and performances with New England Conservatory Prep, our young musicians are no strangers to the stage; but this November, a number of them participated in something totally new. On November 9, eleven students spent a Saturday afternoon performing […]
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It’s All About Relationships: PSPP Conference 2015
In his book entitled “Community,” Peter Block argues that in order for a community to succeed, each person within it must feel a sense of belonging. For this sense of belonging to be authentic, it should come from the actions we take as stewards of our communities. This idea of nurturing healthy, positive relationships in […]
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MIT Edgerton Center/Meadowbrook eurekaLab Collaboration
The MIT Edgerton Center has joined with Meadowbrook in its initiative to integrate design thinking and making into the curriculum, professional development, and school culture. In return, Meadowbrook will be a testing site for the Edgerton Center for developing K-8 curriculum and serve as a model program for future independent school collaborations.
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How Girls Become Effective, Compassionate Leaders
Castilleja School’s Center for Awareness, Compassion, and Engagement (ACE) gives girls the skills to transition from witnessing the world around them to becoming active stakeholders, emerging change agents, and compassionate leaders. The school’s Social and Emotional Learning Program (SEL) provides them with the necessary scaffolding to take on these challenges. With raised awareness, compassion, and […]
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At Rosemont School, the Arts are Essential
At Rosemont School of the Holy Child, arts are not options, electives, or subjects to fit in around so-called core studies such as math and science. Here, arts are essential. Rosemont School infuses creative and performing arts across the entire educational spectrum, from 3 Years through 8th grade. “The blending of the arts in the core […]