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State-of-the-Art Playground Supports Intelligent Play
Early Childhood and Lower School students at Ranney School in Tinton Falls, NJ, are returning to school this September to find an amazing new playground on their campus. Young students can now enjoy expansive all-weather turf for safer play (no more wood chips!) and intelligent-play equipment, designed by Berliner Seilfabrik. The new equipment allows children […]
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Robotics Program in High Gear for Start of School-Year
The Robotics Program at Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) is flourishing across all three divisions. New robots and equipment have been purchased and teachers are trained and ready for the upcoming season. This year’s world competition will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, in April 2015, and students of all ages will keep that event in […]
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Campus Gardens Augmenting Young Minds
Last spring, students and faculty at Ranney School in Tinton Falls, NJ, celebrated the establishment of two new sustainable gardens on campus during Earth Day 2014: an organic garden, seeded by Lower School students, and a rain garden, constructed by Upper School students. The organic garden had an incredible yield of vegetables for its first […]
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Middle Schoolers Explore World Problems On Outdoor Adventures
The three-day field trip that kicks off each year of middle school at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School inspires the young teens to think deeply about issues of social justice and their own role in solving world problems. This year’s adventures took place at The Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont in Tennessee, and focused […]
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Writing Program Helps Students Find the Right Direction
Thomas Jefferson (TJ) School puts a high priority on cultivating an independent mind; so the new extracurricular Writer-in-Residence program for students in grades 7-12 is an exciting addition to this year’s schedule. Led by 2007 TJ graduate Nate Myers, who returns to the school after several years in the Los Angeles film industry, the program […]
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St. George’s Independent School Opens Science and Innovation Lab for Lower School Students at Germantown Campus
St. George’s Independent School recently opened the Science and Innovation Lab for lower school students at its Germantown campus. Borrowing from processes used in the engineering and technology fields, the lab facilitates brainstorming and working in small groups to solve problems in creative and unconventional ways. Similar labs are planned for the Memphis and Collierville […]
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Creating Opportunities for Girls in Computer Science
In 2012-2013, the Online School for Girls prepared 14 girls to take the AP® Computer Science exam — more girls than were prepared by schools in 18 different states: New Hampshire, Iowa, Delaware, Rhode Island, Idaho, New Mexico, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Nevada, Vermont, Kansas, Louisiana, Alaska, North Dakota, Montana, Mississippi, and Wyoming (according to […]
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Middle Schoolers Explore How Education Works
The Exploratory Program for Middle Schoolers at Principia School in St. Louis provides choice, variety, and balance, challenging students to try the untried and to expand their educational horizons. Delivered in a flexible format that allows for small group and individual work, most classes are electives and include students from all three grade levels. There’s […]
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Dancing her way to the U.S. Naval Academy
Our Class of 2014 graduates are off to some incredible places this fall! After graduating as a three-year dance major from Walnut Hill, Rosie Silverstein ’14 will be attending the U.S. Naval Academy. She took time to share her thoughts on her Walnut Hill experience and her upcoming training and education. 1) What made you […]
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All Students are Composers!
LREI’s Young Composers & Improvisors Workshop helps every student become a composer. Beginning in 5th grade students learn how music works by composing their own original pieces. Over 160 pieces are performed each year by professional musicians at public young composer concerts. The progressive curriculum allows for every student to begin composing regardless of experience. […]
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Students Join Global Challenge for Creative Play
Preparations are under way for the third annual Global Cardboard Challenge at The Wilson School on October 11. Sponsored by the Imagination Foundation, children from all over the world are invited to enjoy a day of play while building “something amazing out of cardboard, recycled materials, and imagination.” Last year, Wilson was the only St. […]
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Girls Bridging Communities: project based, collaborative, and connected learning for girls.
Girls Bridging Communities (GBC) summer camp took place the last two weeks of July at The Ellis School. Founded by Ellis Alumni Chelsea Canedy, 13′ and co-sponsored by The Ellis School, GBC engages middle school girls from across the Pittsburgh region to explore robotics, maker education and collaboration/leadership skills. Through peer mentoring, high school student […]