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Master Choral Class Brings School Communities Together
In early 2014, Ranney’s Lower and Middle School Chorus welcomed fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade choral students from a local public school to its campus for a 90-minute collaborative Master Chorale Class. Led by Ranney music teachers Lilly Torrente and Lisa Geene and Indian Hill School’s music director Meredith Thomas, the students shared warm-up and diction […]
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Head-Royce’s Green Efforts Help Create Global Citizens
Head-Royce School in Oakland, CA, went green in 2006 with every member of the K-12 community fully invested in making it happen. And it shows. Today, a new LEED-certified high school building reduced the school’s water consumption by more than a third; landfill waste was cut in half; solar panels generate 17% of the school’s […]
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Sea Crest School Partners With City of Half Moon Bay to Adopt Poplar Beach
Sea Crest School has announced a partnership with Half Moon Bay through the city’s ‘Adopt A Park’ program. Sea Crest will adopt neighboring Poplar Beach, and students, faculty and staff will work together to help ensure that the beach is in good condition for Half Moon Bay residents and visitors to enjoy. Sea Crest 7th […]
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Sea Crest School Teaches Real-World Computer Science
Recent research suggests that students, particularly girls, do not have a clear picture of what computer science is or what a computer scientist does. Many view computer science as a career that’s focused on simply fixing or studying computers and are unaware of the positive impact that programming can have on people’s lives. Computers touch […]
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Student Interviews Ishmael Beah, Author of “A Long Way Gone”
Earlier today, Palmer Trinity School journalism students produced live coverage of Ishmael Beah’s campus visit. Beah, a former child solider from Sierra Leonne, spoke about his life to a mesmerized crowd of upper school students, teachers and administrators. He also signed copies of his new book, “Radiance of Tomorrow.” Afterward, Mr. Beah spoke with a […]
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Stoneleigh-Burnham School Students Design City of the Future
Stoneleigh-Burnham School students are participating in the Future City Competition, a national, project-based learning experience where middle school students imagine, design, and build cities of the future. The theme is “Tomorrow’s Transit: Design A Way To Move People In And Around Your City.” Students team up to design a virtual city using SimCity™ software and […]
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Diving into a Shark Tank
Greensboro Day School’s Senior United States Government and Economics class finished the first unit of the spring semester with a project based on the ABC show “Shark Tank.” Teachers Anthony Piacenza and Tomarra Hall hoped to contextualize the content of a unit about basic economic questions and theories by using entrepreneurship to encourage student exploration […]
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Carson Long Military Academy Students Encourage Elementary School Children to Read
One of the goals that emerged from community service planning at Carson Long was the desire to encourage children to read. At the same time, faculty and students were made aware of the local elementary school’s program for children who do not have a parent or guardian at home during the afterschool hours. The result […]
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“Snack Sack” Project Integrates Math, Wellness, and Community Service
The Competition Gym at the Episcopal School of Dallas was buzzing with students and parents at the first “Snack Sack” presentation in November. Students were responsible for working in small teams to research and assemble nutritional snacks to donate to students at the St. Simon’s After School Program at Stephen C. Foster Elementary. The students […]
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Teaching 21st Century Communication Skills
More than ever, students demand to see the real-life relevancy of what they are doing and learning. Much of this has to do with the evolving digital age, and the ease and instant gratification which technology often affords. Regardless, teachers face an uphill battle when students fail to see the practical application of a given […]
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Wind Generated Power to supply 100% of The Storm King School’s Electricity Needs
Cornwall on Hudson – As part of its ongoing commitment to become a greener, more sustainable institution, The Storm King School began consuming electricity generated by local wind farms. To that end, SKS has chosen as its supplier, renewable energy firm Viridian Power Company, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Viridian Independent Associate Eric Stewart says that […]
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NAIS Challenge 20/20 Topic: Global Warming and Gardening
This is a short video that the Catlin Gabel School Garden Club elective created between November, 2013, and January, 2014. We made the video for the NAIS Challenge 20/20 program, focusing on the subject of how gardening helps combat global warming.