Grade Level
Middle
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Kent Place Middle School Science Expo Showcases Student Research Projects
Kent Place teachers, students and families gathered for an evening celebrating scientific exploration. They observed research projects created by Middle School students on display in Kent Place’s Great Room for the annual Science Expo. The sixth grade students’ research projects tested various claims made about consumer products. For example, a team hypothesized how effective certain […]
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Living Classroom Being Constructed at Charles River School
On the outskirts of the Charles River School campus in Dover lies a piece of land owned by the school that is often overlooked. To the untrained eye, the land appears to be an overgrown plot with some soggy soil, but if given the chance to explore, you will see much more. The land is […]
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Burke’s Takes Hour of Code Offline for a Full Week of Activities
A week-long Hour of Code in December got Burke’s students thinking about the elements of computer programming — but in many cases, without a screen in sight, or through a blend of the plugged and unplugged. Those activities included: • Kindergartners creating symbols for dance steps, stringing them together in a line of code on […]
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Learning to Code by Breaking it Down: Lower and Middle School Students Enhance Problem-Solving Skills with Coding and Programming
Shipley places a strong emphasis on teaching computer science skills from the time students enter Lower School. But the goal is not to prepare all students to pursue computer science in college and beyond. Shipley helps students translate coding skills into valuable skills for all subject areas and life situations. Students in Kindergarten through first […]
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Glass Classrooms
Turning Point School recently launched a new “Glass Classrooms” project. Glass Classrooms allows anyone, from any location to virtually “sit in” on a lesson or activity and learn more about the research-based methods that inform the curricula and inspire truly successful learning. Glass Classrooms is housed and archived on YouTube, with a corresponding page on […]
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We Are Rosa Parks
The Women of Courage Panel in Honor of Rosa Parks, created and hosted by the Girls in Government, Leadership, and Service (GGLS) features women of courage. The girls at Julia Morgan School for Girls in Oakland, CA lead the event and interview the women on what courage means to them. This year we were fortunate […]
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MAPS for Success: Fueling a Desire to Succeed
Eighth graders at The de Paul School, which specializes in educating bright students with learning differences, are asked to solve a mystery in their Social Studies class: “Did Pocahontas really rescue John Smith?” They’re given “clues”—primary sources that include maps, documents, pictures, letters, and diaries. They conduct in-depth analysis of historical documentation, and then present […]
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Kent Place Middle and Upper Schools Celebrate STEM Week
During the week of February 23 through February 27, Kent Place Middle and Upper Schools celebrated STEM week. The students participated in hands-on activities and listened to special guest speakers in honor of science, technology, engineering and math. Students participated in activities such as making two-minute DIY stylus pens, gum drop domes and egg drop […]
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Minecraft and the Medieval World
Exciting 7th graders about medieval world history takes a good deal of creativity but teacher, Nicole Sanders knew exactly how to engage this group of digital natives – with a game. Minecraft, a computer game described as “virtual Legos,” provided the creative opportunity and engaging format she needed. Using Minecraftedu, the education edition of the […]
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SBS Dancers Perform Original “Madeline” Dance at Eric Carle Museum
Stoneleigh-Burnham School Advanced Dancers performed an original dance at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass. as part of the museum’s recent celebration of the 75th anniversary of the book Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. SBS dancers were honored by the invitation by the musem to perform the dance, “Madeline,” choreographed by […]
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Crafting Unique Lessons at Mead
What makes a lesson at Mead different from those at other schools? At Mead, educators work together to create meaningful work that expands beyond their individual classrooms. See how teachers Alessandra Larson and Jenet Dibble combine Language Arts, Movement, Social Studies, and Fine Art curriculums around a common theme to activate students’ minds on multiple […]
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The Maker Movement: Spurring Scientific Inquiry
The Makery, located in Louisville Collegiate School’s Fine Arts building, is where students and teachers gather to collaborate, invent, design, and build. It’s where they’re encouraged to try and, if they fail, to try again. It supports JK-12 curricular initiatives and is equipped for such things as light woodworking and metalworking, 3-D printing, laser cutting, […]