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Middle
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Consciousness-Based Education Equals Success for Maharishi School Students
It’s been an exciting year at Maharishi School, an open-enrollment preschool-grade 12 school in Fairfield, IA, with students garnering accolades in such diverse fields as creative problem-solving, science, and sports. Senior Avery Travis, a National Merit Scholar, credits her school’s “Consciousness-based Education” program for widespread student success, including her own. In May, six Maharishi School […]
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Green screening stories from the Old Testament at French American
Mme. Harifi recently completed a green screening project with her 6th grade history classes. The context for this activity was a unit studying Judaism, in which students were asked to present a three-minute retelling of a story from the Old Testament. Students recorded their scenes in front of a green screen. When they were finished, […]
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Technovation Challenge: We’ve Created an App for That!
Technovation is the global technology entrepreneurship program for girls and this year Julia Morgan School for Girls’ “Team Floaty Bag” presented their app, “Floaty Bag” at a showcase in Google SF. A group of students have dedicated over 40 hours over the course of three months working hard on their app that involved designing and […]
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Students Build 16-Foot Canoes from Scratch
On May 10, 2014, more than 30 Middle Schoolers from Ranney School in Tinton Falls, Sisters Academy in Asbury Park and Oak Hill Academy in Lincroft, came together at Deal Lake in Asbury Park, NJ, to launch three 16-foot canoes that they spent the previous four months building from scratch. The students learned the value […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Exploring Linear Equations Using Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings
7th-8th grade algebra students attending All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a hands-on exploration of linear equations using the visual arts as a lens. In order to challenge eighth graders’ graphing skills, students learned about the American artist, Sol LeWitt (1888-1976), who came to fame in the late 1960s […]
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Seventh Graders See Problems, Find Solutions: “Right On, Dude!”
Every year, seventh graders at Menlo School in Atherton, CA, examine a specific problem—local, regional, or global—become experts on the issue, develop an action plan, and formulate solutions for change. The “Right On, Dude!” project shows students they can make a difference in the world. It also challenges them to learn and grow while drawing […]
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Near Space Balloon Launch
Members of Trinity-Pawling’s Robotics and Engineering Club launched their first payload into near space earlier this year. The “Taccolytes”(the group’s name pays homage to a Renaissance engineer and contemporary of DaVinci) spent several weeks planning the launch of “Resilience I”. Students were responsible for ensuring the structural integrity of the airframe and payload; the establishment […]
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Robohand Project – Students Building A 3D-Printed Mechanical Hand
My name is Rich Lehrer and I am an 8th grade science teacher at Brookwood School in Manchester, MA. Over the course of the 2013/2014 school year, I have created a club comprised of thirteen 8th graders from my school and they have been working with me and a senior from The Governor’s Academy in […]
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Maker Culture Evolving at the French American International School
This year the French American International School of San Francisco developed FAIS Creates, an after-school maker club. Over the course of the year, our group of 15 students in grades 6-8 completed a variety of hands-on projects, including work with Arduino, sewing and crafting, robotics, and fabrication. Next fall, our school will unveil a new […]
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Maker Faire at The Philadelphia School (TPS)
The creativity, ingenuity, and sheer exuberance of our students were on full display in mid-March at the The Philadelphia School’s first Maker Faire – an interactive celebration of learning and discovery inspired by the Maker movement (see www.makerfaire.com). Every student from preschool through eighth grade participated – individually or in groups – creating art, exploring […]
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Measuring Success at Lawrence School
Watch this short video on what drives Lawrence School to help students with language-based learning differences succeed.
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Investing in elementary school
Schools like Gordon that end in eighth grade have a flavor and mood all their own. They also offer a number of tangible advantages over schools that include high schools. In this video, a soon-to-be graduate in Gordon’s eighth grade reflects on the experience of spending eleven years under one roof. Meanwhile, the video’s title […]