Grade Level
Middle
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The Make.a.Difference 8th Grade Project
Montgomery School’s Make.a.Difference project is an intensive, yearlong 8th grade project in which students focus on a person or organization who has made a positive difference in the world. Completed as part of the language arts curriculum, the project involves extensive research, report writing, letter writing, reflection, community service, technology, the arts, and oral presentation […]
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Mindfulness practice in partnership with parents
How to weave mindfulness practice into the daily fabric of school life? At Aspen Country Day School, a partnership with enthusiastic parent volunteers has successfully brought the MindUP curriculum to each classroom .
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Literature, Theatre, and Performance
Technical Theatre teacher, Robert Kallos, developed a toy theatre project to teach the skills and principles of technical theatre. This project integrated literature (through script writing), set design and craft (which taught visual, hand, and eye coordination), and performance (which encouraged skills in speech, movement, and confidence.) Student groups were asked to adapt a fairy […]
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Shadow Puppet Theatre Demonstrates Science Concept
Theatre Technical Teacher Robert Kallos worked with the 8th grade science team members, who were seeking a way to help the students internalize the concepts learned in Science, particularly how organelles, a specialized cellular part that has a specific function. After a discussion, a shadow theatre process was chosen as a vehicle for the students […]
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Hamlin’s First Annual On/Line Teen Dance Film Festival Blends Dance and Technology
This 30-minute film festival was created by The Hamlin School in San Francisco and highlights the work of Middle School dancers at Hamlin as well as selected films from other middle schools and high schools around the globe. This “dance for the camera” work blends dancing and technology in creative and engaging ways. Six other […]
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Going Ga Ga
Ga-ga is a game popular in Israel, and while it’s similar to dodge ball (getting hit by the ball puts you out of the game) all the action takes place below the knees, so even the youngest children on the Clear Spring School campus can play. Often games involve students from first grade as well […]
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Old Trail School Pathways to Sustainability
Our School has created a model for school environmental sustainability programs, focusing on five major components: facility, food, operations, recycling and water. Each of these is continuously evaluated by our administration with a goal of improvement and direct connection to our curriculum. We are striving to reduce our carbon footprint while introducing students to their […]
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i-Term Inspires Joyful Learning at MPA
One hundred fifty eight middle school students, twelve hands-on courses, one week and no grades – it was all about joyful learning at Mounds Park Academy, January 5-9, 2015! The first middle school innovation-Term (i-Term) was a unique opportunity for students in grades 5-8 to participate in weeklong, project-based courses that allowed them to dive […]
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Shorecrest Documentary Project “The Impact of Giving Back”
Shorecrest teachers William Leavengood and Aaron Sober challenged their Upper School students to create a documentary film highlighting one of the many service projects that Shorecrest students complete. Junior Laura Heagy and senior Jared Wang chose to produce a film that draws attention to the school’s longstanding holiday gift drive benefitting the Guardian Ad Litem […]
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Exploring the Sun
Stephen Ramsden from the Solar Astronomy Project came to MIS and talked with our students (Grade 4 – Middle School) about the solar system! He brought advanced telescopes and explained some astronomical phenomena to the students. Each student had an opportunity to look through the special telescopes. He was so impressed by the level of […]
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“Wisdom of the Hands” Provides a Pathway to Success
As first graders at Clear Spring School are studying ornithology, they’re also using handsaws to carve model birds. Upper schoolers have made cigar box guitars and pinhole cameras—one student, interested in baking, made his own dough board. This year, a dozen new Sloyd knives, each sharp enough to give a case of shivers to most […]
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Kent Place Students Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a Day of Service
On Monday, January 19, the Kent Place Diversity and Equity Parent Group hosted the fifth annual community-wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service to celebrate, reflect and serve in the name of Dr. King’s legacy. For this year’s Day of Service, themed “Understanding and Responding to Homelessness in Our Community,” Kent Place collaborated […]