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Lower
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Turning Point School Awarded International Certification
Turning Point School was recently awarded International Certification through the Council of International Schools (CIS). The pursuit of this certification has been an exciting priority and goal for the entire school community over the past two years, and Turning Point is proud to be only the third school school in the United States to earn […]
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Teach the Future Fellowship
St. Andrew’s School has launched a community-wide professional development initiative to create meaningful movement forward for our own school, as well as partner with other schools, innovators, and entrepreneurs, to bring about change for the betterment of our students and community. Teach the Future Fellowship is a grass roots organization of likeminded educators who commit […]
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Science Fair… With a Twist
This year, we completely changed our science fair. All work was done in the classroom, and we attained authentic student work. More important, we emphasized reflection and sharing with all students. All projects had to display a reflection celebrating successes and sharing particular challenges (or what didn’t work). Many students also included thoughts on what […]
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Second Graders Share, Embrace Their Identities
Inside a display more like an art installation than a classroom project, fifty second graders at Georgetown Day School presented a living museum about the most important things in their world: each other. Standing on chairs, they spoke eye-to-eye with visitors and described their multidimensional identities in a socio-culturally informed context. Throughout the “Identity Project,” […]
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Sixth Graders Become Rocket Scientists
When it comes to two-liter bottle rocket design, the sky’s the limit for Antilles School sixth graders, who capped off a unit on Newton’s three laws with a four-day rocket launch on the school’s field. Maggie Klotzbach and Eesha Ved didn’t think they’d have much luck; but, as “Star Wars” fans would say, “the force” […]
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Old Trail School Raises Funds for Nepal Orphans Home
The Old Trail School community came together to raise funds for victims of the April earthquakes in Nepal. This weekend the School raised $3,500+ at their Charity Rummage Sale to benefit Nepal Orphans Home. Items were donated by families and event volunteers included parents, teachers, administrators and students who were great ambassadors for the School […]
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Students Create Chihuly-Inspired Artwork
Students in Old Trail School’s Early Childhood Program classes have been studying the works of Dale Chihuly, a glass artist who has installations all over the world including: Venice, Finland, Jerusalem, the ceiling of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, and even one at The University of Akron. Students learned about glass blowing and watched […]
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Community Service Heroes
This week, seven Ranney Lower School students and one Middle School student were named Heroes of the Week by a local breast cancer charity called Breast Intentions. The students—second graders James Lawson, Gavin Jones, Cole Serrapica, Sophia Behar, Henry Alston and Desmond Pepe along with sixth-grader Sam Alston and fourth-grader Andrew Pepe—decided on their own […]
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The Lindy 500 Kinetic Sculpture Race
This contest wasn’t just about speed, or style, or creativity, or engineering integrity, or wit. (Although those attributes earned points.) Riverdale’s Lindy 500 this year honored sustained effort, and the winning entry, The High-Top, earned its place through hours of out-of-class time on designing and building a fleeter sneaker. Named for the school’s Linda M. […]
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Global Perspective Inspires Fourth Graders to Find Solutions
Presbyterian Day School wants to foster critical, creative, and sophisticated thinkers. Teachers make use of Harvard’s “Visible Thinking” routines, and students frequently explore issues from a global perspective. This spring, after reading Linda Sue Park’s book, A Long Walk to Water, featuring two children from southern Sudan and their country’s ongoing struggle to get clean […]
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Kent Place Fifth Graders Showcase Experiments During Annual Science Fair
The Kent Place Class of 2022 showcased their science skills at the annual Fifth Grade Science Fair on Thursday, May 14. After working on their projects for several weeks, students presented their experiments and results to faculty, family and fellow students. In preparation for the Science Fair, students designed their own experiments while following the […]
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What is a Bottle Brick Bench and Why Build One?
During the past two academic years, RPCS students have been collecting plastic waste and plastic bottles in order to create and build a bottle brick bench – the second one to be built in the state of Maryland. Martha Barss, Environmental Education and Sustainability Coordinator, along with the 4th and 5th Grades have been directing […]