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  • We Shape the Future

    Entrepreneurship Program Headed Toward Shark Tank!

    The Entrepreneurship program is one of Bullis’ new signature programs program introduced this year, offering students the opportunity to develop business expertise and acumen through the innovation of their own ideas. Along with regular classes to learn business concepts and professional speakers visiting campus to share their experiences, students in the Entrepreneurship Capstone class are […]

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  • We Strengthen Communities

    Hutchison Fourth Graders Honored by U.S. Congress for Community Service Project

    Over the past few months, Hutchison fourth-graders started collecting books, a lot of books. In total, the class amassed more than 1,500 gently used books to donate to local elementary students. With the help of Hutchison’s Upper School Rogers Scholars Program and the Memphis Teacher Residency, the philanthropic young ladies delivered those books to Sherwood […]

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  • We Cultivate Character
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    We the People

    Maple Street School’s choral music teacher partnered with a local composer and songwriter to create a unique opportunity for our school’s most talented singers. This original song and video about the Constitution is the product of their collaboration. “We the People” is a wonderful interdisciplinary approach to learning American History, and has inspired two additional […]

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  • We Encourage Exploration

    Spanish Students Share in Community and Cultural Event

    Students at Sandia Preparatory School’s Spanish 4 class were eager to share a photo essay exhibit with the local community. They wanted to invite local members of the community to engage in the practice of honoring the deceased through images, music, and food. The exhibition, entitled Día de los muertos, celebrated the lives of loved […]

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  • We Challenge Minds
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    Students Create Autonomous System for Aerial Tracking

    As a part of their Honors Advanced Computer Science class, Renner Brown ‘15, Alexander Eggers ‘15, and Michael McCrory ‘14, are tackling a year-long learning project. They will create an autonomous system for aerial tracking, following, and filming mobile objects over multiple terrains, including water. The ultimate goal of the project is to follow a […]

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  • We Nurture Growth
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    Football at The Hill School: Student-athletes challenge themselves on and off the field

    This short video includes interviews with diverse student-athletes who talk about how Hill challenges its football players to stretch themselves both on and off the field — building leadership skills and preparing for the opportunity to play in college, while having fun, too.

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  • We Challenge Minds

    History 7 Students Simulate Hunter-Gatherer Life

    Hopkins students in History 7 have been studying hominid evolution and early human societies. In order to better answer the question, “Why did homo sapiens migrate around the world?” students engaged in a simulation of Hunter-Gatherer life on the glade between Baldwin Hall and Heath Commons. Divided into rival clans and using tessellation cubes as […]

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  • We Strengthen Communities

    Girls Preparatory School Celebrates International Day of the Girl

    Girls Preparatory School students, grades 6-12, celebrated International Day of the Girl on October 11th. The goal was to raise awareness and funds for issues relating to girls around the globe, and to inspire students to act to make a difference. Classes ended early on this Friday, and students attended a presentation on International Day […]

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  • We Inspire Leadership
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    Nichols School Student Creates “Roar” Video in Show of School Spirit

    As part of a nationwide challenge by pop star Katy Perry, Nichols School in Buffalo, N.Y., took part in a lip dub video to the tune of her hit song, “Roar!” The video was produced, directed and filmed in one take by senior, Spencer Bacon ’14. Led by Spencer’s leadership, creativity and careful orchestration, the […]

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  • We Challenge Minds

    Hutchison JK Girls Take a Scientific Approach to Valentine’s Day

    In February, Hutchison junior kindergarten girls celebrated Valentine’s Day through the eyes of a scientist by learning about the characteristics of the human heart. After comparing the size and shape of a real human heart to the more familiar heart shapes they see around them on Valentine’s Day, the girls independently researched the functions of […]

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  • We Strengthen Communities

    Hutchison Girls Meet with County Mayor to Address Early Childhood Programs

    Understanding that early childhood education provides a much needed foundation for the future success of children, several Hutchison seniors, all members of the Hutchison Leads Philanthropic Literacy Board, met with Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell break last year to discuss early childhood programs and how they could become involved to help Shelby County’s youngest learners. […]

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  • We Challenge Minds

    Science Gets Real

    For Greensboro Day School’s 8th grade science teacher, Tim Martin, it started in 2009 when he was selected as a Polar TREC teacher and accompanied an international scientific research expedition to Siberia to participate in the Lake El’gygytgyn drilling project. From there, his passion for bringing real-life experiments to his classroom grew. “One of the […]

    3 Recommendations 1 Comment

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