Grade Level
Lower
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Inspired by S.A.I.L. – Science & Art Integrated Learning
Shore’s unique S.A.I.L. (Science and Art Integrated Learning) program for pre-k through third grade encourages learners to explore the world through creativity. Young students learn to appreciate the beauty and wonder of the natural world through hands-on explorations as both artists and scientists, and through experimentation with a variety of media. Children are inspired and […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Circles Art
Pre-Kindergarteners enrolled in the Early Childhood Program at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a mathematics activity using the visual arts as a lens. The children learned about the American painter, Wayne Thiebaud (1920 – present), and used his “Seven Suckers” (1970) as a springboard to discussing attributes and […]
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The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School Partners with Local Public Schools in Honor of Respect Week
Throughout October, The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School (EIKPS) presented a series of assemblies titled, “Ethics 101 – Jr.” at the Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School in honor of NJ Respect Week. The goal of the assemblies was to promote the value of respect and kindness through the use of video prompts, […]
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Connecting the Dots
The Germantown Friends School Lower School is covered in dots. No, it’s not a Chickenpox outbreak! It’s a mind-opening, community-focused art project that began with the best-selling children’s book The Dot. In the book, by Peter H. Reynolds, a young girl believes that she is unable to draw. Her teacher tells her, “Just make a […]
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‘Iolani School’s Redesigned Art Space
‘Iolani School redesigned its Lower School art room to provide a more open and creative space for students. Here, a special “hands on” project demonstrates why the arts at ‘Iolani are alive and thriving.
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Students Share Their Identities in Conversations About Race
When faced with a disagreement with a friend, do students know how to respond? Do some feel they can’t talk about race for fear of making others uncomfortable? Are there differences in their academic and social experience based on race? Students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School begin to discuss ethics at an early age, and […]
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Raising Servant Leaders
Last week, Shiloh visited Trinity’s 3rd graders to tell his story. Shiloh is a teacher, and Shiloh has a love for children. Shiloh is also a homeless man who spends his days at the Urban Ministry Center and his nights sleeping on the streets of Charlotte. His story is not unique and is one we […]
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Friends School Baltimore fourth, fifth graders partner with Baltimore City Public School peers on World Peace Game
Over 11 weeks beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, 15 Friends School 4th and 5th graders and 15 of their counterparts from Robert W. Coleman Elementary in the city’s Mondawmin community will gather twice weekly at Friends for an after-school club dedicated to playing the World Peace Game. (Note: Mondawmin was among the communities affected […]
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Bodies and Bagels with Fourth Grade
In what has become a fall tradition for Oakhill Day School fourth grade students, Bodies and Bagels is a fun morning showcase where students show off their creativity and smarts by giving their parents a walk-through of their recycled material human bodies. Students work in groups to apply skills learned during their life science unit […]
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Roland Park Country School Repurposes Library to Encourage Active Learning
Libraries everywhere are reinventing themselves into places of active learning where “students can interact with content, technology, the space and each other.”1 Libraries are “becoming less about the housing of books and more about connecting learners to knowledge.” Rather than emphasizing quiet for individual study, the goal is to encourage collaboration and creativity. The modern […]
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Anti-Bias Curriculum Encourages Reflection, Deepens Understanding for Preschool – Eighth Graders
At Lesley Ellis School, anti-bias themes are woven into the curriculum across content areas and grade levels. Teachers are trained to encourage, rather than minimize, discussions of difference, even among their youngest students. The program flourishes because it’s rooted in a solid social and emotional curriculum. In pre-Kindergarten, four-year-olds can work through conflicts at “The […]
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4th grade students respond to the needs of others
In September, after hearing about the devastating northern California Valley and Butte fires as they were simultaneously occurring, Seven Hills 4th graders decided they needed to help the survivors. As one student seriously explained, “With such a colossal problem so close to home, our 4th grade classes couldn’t just sit back and watch.” Instead, they […]