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A “School Without Walls” Helps Students Win Marathon Relays, Explore Different Cultural Experiences
Last August, the Zombie Swim Team from Sea Change Preparatory School set their third world record in ocean swimming with a 17-hour, 27-mile open-water marathon relay just off the California coast. Now they’re training and planning for a fourth record—a 34-nautical-mile relay between the Italian isles of Ischia and Capri. It’s part of the school’s […]
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Students Engage With the Natural World, Their Local Community in Life Science Class
Last fall, students in Bozeman Field School’s life science class used conceptual work, local field visits, and conversations with experts to gather stories and gain a deeper understanding of the question, “What impacts community?” Science teachers Dalton McCurdy and Tory Dille designed the curriculum to allow their students to hone critical thinking skills while engaging […]
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Constellations in Focus for Bolles PVB Science Students
As part of a recent lesson on constellations visible in the winter sky, Bolles Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus science teacher Carolyn Houston helped students project their favorite star arrangement on the wall. Using hollow cardboard tubes as kaleidoscope-like resources, students selected a constellation and made holes at the covered end that depicted their […]
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Mystery Solved! Bolles PVB Students Connect With Kansas School
Students in Amy Cole’s Grade 3 classroom on the Bolles Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus were dressed in short sleeves and shorts on January 22, a day defined by blue skies and warm sun. The mystery class with which they Skyped that day, however, was full of students in sweaters – and their teacher […]
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Giving the Gift of Kindness
While most students enjoy snacks, games, and fun with friends and parents during school parties, one Northland classroom had a much different experience this year. Oakhill Day School’s second-grade class taught by Mrs. Laura Pearce decided that instead of celebrating the upcoming winter break with a party, they would have fun by giving back. In […]
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Middle School Student Council Hosts "Shark Tank" for School-Related Pitches
ESD Middle School students demonstrated their entrepreneurial spirit today during their weekly assembly. In an ESD twist on the popular reality TV show “Shark Tank,” students were able to pitch their ideas for different school-related proposals to a panel of “Sharks,” as well as their Middle School peers. The Sharks were comprised of Head of […]
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Old Trail School Grade 7 Students Receive Rookie of the Year Award in Future City Competition
Old Trail School Grade 7 students participated in the Future City Competition and traveled to Columbus on January 20 for the Ohio Regional Competition. Future City is a project-based learning program in which students imagine, research, design and build cities of the future. With the engineering design process and project management front and center, students […]
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MCS Eighth-Graders Honor King’s Legacy With ‘A New Revolution’
For students at Manhattan Country School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day isn’t a day off from school, it’s a day to take to the streets to raise awareness about what they consider to be the most pressing social justice issues of their time. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative March, now in its 30th year, […]
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Early Childhood Students Inspired by Yayoi Kusama Art Exhibit
What does the Dallas Museum of Art and ESD’s Lower School have in common? Both are adorned with Yayoi Kusama artwork. Our littlest Eagles recently had the opportunity to create an art installation inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and her current DMA exhibit “”All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins.” Primarily using […]
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Student-Organized OneLove Foundation Walk Exceeds Goal by 600,000 Yards
ESD’s Team OneLove, a group of Upper School students dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence, hosted a “Yards for Yeardley” Walk to End Relationship Abuse. The “Yards for Yeardley” project is an extension of the OneLove Foundation, which was founded by Sharon Love, mother to UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Love, who was killed by […]
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Eighth Graders Take Flight with Physics Lessons at Indoor Skydiving Facility
ESD eighth graders recently had the opportunity to visit the indoor skydiving facility iFly for some learning in action. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Education program available at iFly directly correlates with the physics curriculum eighth graders are currently working on in science. The program started with an engineering talk about the history and […]
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The Hill School's Wallach Scholarship for Military Families Wants a Few Good Potential Leaders
Amelia Sniffin, Hill ’19, was the first ever recipient of the Wallach Family Military Scholarship, created through an endowment from alumnus Marshall Wallach ’61 and his wife and sons. This scholarship funds an annual need-based scholarship that can cover up to 100 percent of each recipient’s demonstrated need. The award, provided by the Wallachs to […]