Grade Level
Middle
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Turning Point Students Just Say “No” to Plastics
Turning Point School’s Level 8 Community Leadership team recently returned from the 2015 Algalita POPS (Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions) International Youth Summit in Dana Point, California, where they had the opportunity to network with other student leaders from around the world in an effort to explore and expand their role in the plastic pollution movement. […]
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Outdoor Center Offers Challenges, Teaches Life Lessons
Imagine a week of no homework, no uniforms, no tests or quizzes, and no classroom confines. That’s what students at The Linsly School in Wheeling, WV, get to experience each year at their second campus, the Linsly Outdoor Center (LOC) in Hookstown, PA. There’s no worrying about grades either; the goal is to build life-long […]
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Interactive Data Art Session Inspires Connection
Last week we kicked off the third trimester of the school year in Arts and Innovation with a Data Art exploratory session for our Middle School students. Scott Draves Beamed in from his home base of New York and delivered an amazing interactive workshop. Scott is a pioneering software artist best known for creating the […]
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The Topic of “Food” is Discussed During Kent Place School’s Global Perspectives Day
On Friday March 27, 2015, Kent Place School hosted its school-wide Global Perspectives Day. This year’s theme, “Food,” allowed students, faculty and staff to learn about and discuss the various ethical, global, mathematical, scientific, historical, nutritional, sociological, literary, technological and cultural issues surrounding food. “The conversations that I heard and the interactions and deep thinking […]
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Sixth Graders Launch 2 High Altitude Weather Balloons
Early on a recent Saturday morning, sixth graders launched 2 high altitude weather balloons in Ellensburg, WA equipped with flight computers and weather sensors built, soldered and programmed by students. The balloons made it to over 93,000 feet capturing photographs of “near space.” Recovering the balloons included a 9 mile hike and a walk through […]
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Aspen Academy Students Are Leaders!
Aspen Academy students are leaders! Whether it involves operating one of our on-campus businesses through Bear’s Enterprises – the school store, the vending machines, the café, or the broadcast network; participating in AMP’d (Aspen Morning Program), our Friday morning celebration of life at Aspen, participating in our Mentor/Mentee program, hosting visiting students through our Student […]
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Reimagine School: Nicole’s Story
To spearhead its new “Reimagine School” marketing campaign, Lawrence School recently produced a pair of videos that aim to not only convey the school’s purpose and unique position among other independent schools in northeast Ohio, but also start the conversation about learning differences and the way people think about general education environments. “We are excited […]
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Students Imagine, Design, and Build With STEAM Fest
Trinity Episcopal School recently had its first school-wide STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) celebration where students constructed “fun machines” out of recycled materials using an iterative design cycle. Students worked in cross-divisional groups (kinder with 8th graders, 4th with 5th, etc.) to construct a “fun machine”; an invention that people could enjoy by playing […]
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Seattle Educator Named 2015 Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow
In recognition of her commitment to geographic education, Teri Rutledge, a teacher at Villa Academy in Seattle was selected as one of the 2015 Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellows. Every year, K-12 educators are encouraged to apply for this professional development opportunity that allows them to bring immersive geographic learning experiences back […]
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Environmental Education Emphasizes Human Interactions
Canterbury School of Florida’s Marine Studies program is school-wide, and focuses on all aspects of marine science and environmental education. It’s designed to enhance the traditional science curriculum and emphasizes human interactions with the ocean environment through community service efforts, field trips, research cruises, and habitat restoration projects. Last fall, their PreK-12 students participated in […]
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Milton Hershey School Houseparents Feel Right At Home
A normal dinner time conversation for Meka and Gerald Sanders may be a bit louder than yours, but this pair of Milton Hershey School® houseparents wouldn’t change it for anything. Meka and Gerald are in their sixth year as houseparents at Milton Hershey School, and at any given time can manage up to 12 middle […]
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Students Collect Jeans for Homeless Teens
Old Trail School students collected 344 pairs of jeans for the Teens for Jeans drive in February, bringing the School’s six-year total to 1,751 pairs. The project is part of the annual national campaign sponsored by Aeropostale and DoSomething.org, a nonprofit organization for young people and social change. This program encourages young people to collect […]