Grade Level
Middle
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Middle School Summit Offers Solutions to Local, Global Problems
When it comes to major environmental challenges, who solves our problems? Who stewards our resources? How does climate change impact me, and vice versa? What’s the role of government in fixing environmental, economic, and social problems? These questions guided Journeys School sixth, seventh, and eighth graders as they embarked on “The California Drought Summit,” a […]
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Students flex their creative muscles and design thinking at SF Day School
Thanks to the overwhelming support and generosity of our community, San Francisco Day School was able to enhance our campus with new “Innovate & Create” design spaces. With flexible design spaces and tools, our students are empowered to embrace their journey as learners and to explore “productive failure” through experimentation. They learn the value of […]
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NAIS and the Only Responsible Stance on Anthropogenic Climate Change
ABSTRACT OF AN ESSAY I WROTE: We owe it to our NAIS students to have challenging, respectful conversations that acknowledge that we are rooted in and dependent upon nature and that we are responsible for protecting nature for future generations. Further, we in NAIS should loudly proclaim that we recognize that human-induced climate change is […]
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Outdoor Program Encourages Learning and Leadership
Located at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, The Waterford School’s signature Outdoor Program offers unique opportunities for students to prepare for and develop a lifetime connection with the wilderness, where learning becomes an adventure. Activities might include afternoon outings to the nearby mountains, or multi-day travels throughout northern and southern Utah. Each year, eager […]
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Kent School Students Read Wonder and Host Speaker
On Tuesday, December 6 Vermont educator Sam Drazin will lead two engaging speaking engagements at Kent School in Chestertown. Mr. Drazin will address Kent School’s Middle School students in an assembly Later, parents and the community-at-large are invited to hear Mr. Drazin speak. Admission is free and pre-registration is required. Drazin was born with Treacher […]
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Students Get Creative with Google Cardboard
Princeton Academy students are building and experiencing Google Cardboard in their Making class and beyond. Their first virtual reality experience was viewing 360 video of select campus spaces filmed by our Middle School students. The opportunities for students to create and explore with Google Cardboard are endless. Teachers are so excited to augment learning with […]
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Eighth Grade Campaign Competition Brings Benefits to All
At Hillel, we believe in giving back to the community. Over the past few weeks, the eighth grade has dedicated hours of time to doing just that. Teachers Lauren Sterling and Shelby Wallach dreamed up a project that not only gives back to the community, but also teaches many essential Language Arts tools. Thus the […]
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Unique 3D Paper Sculptures (“Boxes” to us!)
After initially starting by making cubes from nets (flat pieces of paper), students use a workshop time to create unique designs from one large or small piece of grid paper. Each new design has to be more complicated than the next. http://peterjenningswilson.weebly.com/boxes.html
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Kindergarten Students Create Certified Schoolyard Habitat
Old Trail School Kindergarten students have successfully created a Certified Schoolyard Habitat® through the National Wildlife Foundation’s Garden for Wildlife program. The National Wildlife Federation (NWF), America’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization. Old Trail School has joined with more than 5,000 schools nationwide that have transformed their schoolyards into thriving wildlife habitats that provide […]
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Engaging and Appreciating Diversity and Difference
At Principia Middle School, the entire student body is revved up about REV, a new element in the core program that involves every learner from sixth through eighth grade and is expanding horizons. “REV is a revolutionary idea involving revolving classes that reveal revelations in student thinking,” as one eighth-grader put it in a tongue […]
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2016 Cooking Competition
On Friday, November 4, James River Day School eighth graders participated in the sixth annual cooking competition. Divided into teams, eighth grade students chose recipes and planned their menus. Later, the students shopped for and cooked a meal for a panel of judges. The students aimed to create tasty, beautiful, and nutritious meals while on […]
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Students Reflect on the Elections
On the heels of a notable election, teachable moments surfaced as students at Woodland School—a school where approximately half of all families have at least one member of the family born outside the United States—pored over the results. Rather than dodging questions or feelings regarding the election, Woodland students were encouraged to ask questions, engage […]