Grade Level
Middle
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Grade 3 “Votes” on Election Day
Students in Grade 3 exercised their right to vote today during class. They presented their “id cards” to their teachers and received official ballots and took them to the “booths” in their classrooms. Each student voted on important choices including: 1. Favorite Cleveland Sports Team (Cavs) 2. Favorite Type of Pizza (Cheese) 3. Favorite Color […]
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Kent School Students Learn from Terrapins
For ten consecutive years, Kent School, serving Preschool through Grade 8 on the bank of the Chester River in historic Chestertown, MD has raised terrapins in the classroom in conjunction with several environmental organizations as part of the Lower School Bay Studies curriculum. The School’s most recent partnership with The National Aquarium in Baltimore began […]
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Art and Service Collide at Kent School
Kent School is hosting an Empty Bowls event to benefit The Kent County Food Pantry. Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger, personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. The event is open to the public and admission is free. Guests will enjoy a variety of homemade soups and breads […]
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Old Trail School Middle School Students Create Civility Contracts During Election Season
Middle School students at Old Trail School have created Civility Contracts to practice and encourage respectful discussion and behavior during the weeks preceding the presidential election. Students agreed to listen to each other’s points of view, accept feedback if someone “crossed the line into a personal attack,” agree to disagree, and seek common ground. They […]
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Community Cubed: A Public Art Project Captures Big Ideas
For more than a week in October, a 12-foot-tall cube became a community canvas. Art classes painted on the walls. Middle Schoolers contributed squares for a mosaic. Faculty, parents, and visitors wrote their wishes on multicolored tags, which hung from the structure and fluttered in the breeze. Creativity, meaning, purpose, and community found expression here. […]
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Erez Kaganovitz, Creator Of Humans Of Tel Aviv, Visits Old Trail School
Old Trail School welcomed Erez Kaganovitz in September. He is the creator of Humans of Tel Aviv, a series of online photos and memoirs telling stories of the many people of the city. This visit was part of a continuing collaboration with Classrooms Without Borders, and was made possible thanks to a generous gift from […]
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Leadership and Service Program Encourages Responsible Global Citizens
At Atlanta Girls’ School (AGS), the Education for the Development of Leadership and Service (EDLS) program is an integral part of the educational experience. It’s designed to teach and develop leadership skills and instill a deep appreciation of the critical role service must play in the life of a responsible global citizen. Students develop key […]
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Leadership Program Teaches Skills for College, Work, and Life
Edmund Burke School’s signature Leadership Program is designed to give students in grades 6-12 the skills they need for life after graduation: how to listen, collaborate, manage a diverse group, and inspire an audience. This fits into Burke’s mission of preparing students to make positive contributions to the world. Eighth graders design and create events […]
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CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL RECEIVES CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION
Carrollwood Day School received a Certificate of Appreciation on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from the Environmental Protection Commission for their innovative athletic field design. The CDS final site plan minimized wetland impacts by combining their athletic needs into one location and a Conservation Easement to SWFWMD will be recorded for 20.53 acres of nearby property […]
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Terrapin Research in Lower School Science
For ten consecutive years, Kent School, serving Preschool through Grade 8 on the bank of the Chester River in historic Chestertown, MD has raised terrapins in the classroom in conjunction with several environmental organizations as part of the Lower School Bay Studies curriculum. The School’s most recent partnership with The National Aquarium in Baltimore began […]
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New Principia School Centers Spotlight Student-Centered Learning
This fall, two newly renovated, technologically advanced learning spaces—overseen by professionals with industry experience—are lighting up learning across disciplines at Principia Upper School. Whether for books or big screens, individual study or group projects, research or problem solving—the IDEA Center has become the go-to place for students (and faculty). The “IDEA” in IDEA Center represents . […]
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Global Partnerships Forge Deep Relationships, Shift World Views
Mark Day School uses a global lens to broaden horizons and deepen students’ educational experience. The school’s Global Partnership Program builds relationships with local and international schools and organizations; the program was founded on the idea of reciprocity—everyone involved has something to learn and something to teach. Last summer, 15 students in grades 1-8 and […]