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Turning Point School’s Dirt to Dish Program Expands
Turning Point’s Dirt to Dish Program is constantly expanding. We started two summers ago as our Middle School students used produce from our garden along with dairy products and bread from local farmers to serve snack to the entire Summer Camp every day. We have now expanded the garden three fold and have reinstituted our […]
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The SSFS Team Change is making a difference
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead Driven to personify the Mead quotation that hangs on their homepage’s wall, SSFS Juniors Haley Crim and Sirah Bah of Team Change have taken the initiative to create a […]
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A different kind of Christmas “classic” is enjoyed by scholars at The Hill School
The Hill School (Pottstown, Pa.) has historically enjoyed excellent classical languages and theology departments; Hill students benefit from Latin and Greek offerings ranging from elementary Latin and Greek through Advanced Placement Virgil and other advanced courses, and all Hill students must take at least one year of a course in religious studies so that they […]
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Students Share Native American and Jewish Traditions in Special Partnership
Over the last three years, a partnership between The Lippman School and the Northern Cheyenne Nation in southeast Montana has taken students’ cultural awareness, appreciation, and understanding to a much higher level. Shared learning experiences, both in and around the Lippman campus and on the Cheyenne reservation, have given students some new perspectives—about each other, […]
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Students and Horses Become Teammates
Freshmen at Thacher School, a coed boarding school in Ojai, California, begin learning the value of teamwork and the power of true friendship on their very first day of school, thanks to the Horse Program. Each student is partnered with a horse that lives on the property, an idea that traces back to the school’s […]
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Level 6 Choral Concert Honors Nelson Mandela
In the afternoon of December 5, Level 6 students culminated their trimester of Performing Arts with their annual Choral Concert. This class was not just about singing; it was about history, art, poetry, equality, and peace. It was about the Land and Music of South Africa, and about the amazing man, Nelson Mandela. It could […]
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Kindergarteners are Architects Too!
At The Summit Preparatory School we encourage creativity in every moment. Our kindergarteners learn about 3D shapes and architecture, then implement their new knowledge into constructing their own marshmallow buildings. While the buildings may not necessarily be up to code and probably would not stand up to any natural disaster, our students do learn that […]
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Milton Hershey School: Making Math Meaningful
The Algebra II teachers at Milton Hershey School do everything to make math meaningful to their students….including launching rockets into the sky so kids can learn about parabolic paths! Founded in 1909 by chocolate industrialist Milton S. Hershey and his wife Catherine, Milton Hershey School is a private residential school, located in Hershey, PA, that […]
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Milton Hershey School: Giving of the Green
During the Christmas season, Elementary and Middle Division students at Milton Hershey School have the opportunity to shop for their loved ones at an event known as “Milton’s Christmas Workshop.” A variety of brand new gifts are donated by staff of the school, and sold to students for just a dollar each. All in the […]
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Hour of Code at Hutchison
Hutchison lower school girls recently participated in the Hour of Code as part of Computer Science Education Week. Girls used their Chromebooks to program code and solve problems.
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Embracing Technology to Prepare Young Journalists
I love teaching journalism. No other class allows me to engage with students on so many different levels. From writing, reporting, print design, web design, layout, sound editing, film editing, interviewing and more, I’m helping somebody master a different skill each time I turn around. I revel in this productive chaos. Two years ago, I […]
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Kindergartners Give Back
Saklan School kindergartners will auction off their artwork Thursday and Friday to raise money to buy gifts for children with cancer. The auction is being held in from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, December 12, and from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, December 13. “This is a lesson for them on who […]