Grade Level
Upper
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Hands-On, Project-Based Program Offers Opportunities, Inspiration
Project Exploration is both cutting edge and a 50-year tradition at the all-girls Purnell School. Each year, faculty members create new three-week, mini-semester classes for students that reflect the type of learning they’re encountering both inside and outside the classroom — from academic courses designed to be hands-on, meaningful, and individualized, to LifeSports, engaging girls […]
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A STEAM approach to Learning at Milton Hershey School
Milton Hershey School strives to provide unique and amazing learning opportunities for our students. A team of senior computer science students and their teacher completed construction of what is known as an ‘AR Sandbox.’ Learn what ‘AR’ is and how MHS students are learning from this eye-opening STEAM experience.
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Innovation Lab Inspires Students to Identify Problems, Find Solutions
La Jolla Country Day School uses design thinking to teach students how to identify a problem people don’t even know they have. One team of upper schoolers recently discovered a dramatic disconnect between how much water people think they’re wasting and how much is actually being wasted; now they’re looking for ways to bridge that […]
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Adventures in Robotics at Principia School
Robotics at Principia is a great addition to our STEM programming. But it’s also about so much more than science, technology, engineering and math. Teamwork, planning, communication, and grit are just a few of the essential skills our students are developing, that will benefit them in academics and in life.
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The Ala Wai Watershed Project
One exciting example of how ‘Iolani students are conducting real world research is the progress of the Ala Wai Watershed Project. The project was started in 2010 by beloved biology teacher Papa Jack Kay who recently retired after teaching at ‘Iolani for 50 years. Along with teacher Teresa Shimamoto and then students Iris Kuo ’12 […]
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On Aerial Silks, Grit Becomes Grace
It looks like magic, but it feels like inner strength. Two student performers at Riverdale Country School explain how they developed athleticism, mental discipline, and emotional self-awareness through their work on “Pippin.” The mysterious performance troupe at the center of the show dazzles its audience with dancing, singing, and soaring acrobatics. Part of the magic […]
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The Adirondack Chair Project
Adirondack chairs are popping up across the Ranney School campus in Tinton Falls, NJ. The chairs are being created by students in the Visual Arts Department and, thus far, include a children’s books chair, a theater program chair crafted in collaboration with the Upper School Thespian society, and a tennis-themed chair devoted to the winning […]
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Balancing Fun and Seriousness: Embracing the Multiple Roles of a Faculty Member at The Family Boarding School
At The Hill School, our faculty support students in the classroom, on the playing fields, in the dorms, on the stage, and in the community. We created a series of videos that profile our dedicated faculty members who embrace what it means to live and learn at The Family Boarding School. In this video, Ms. […]
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Admiral Farragut Academy sends students to GatorMUN for the first time
On January 30, 10 students from Farragut participated in the 13th Annual GatorMUN Conference, the yearly conference of the University of Florida Model United Nations organization that brings together high school students from Florida and Georgia to discuss international issues. Modeled after the United Nations, GatorMUN prides itself on providing “a learning experience unlike any […]
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Admiral Farragut Academy student, Shawn Simon ’17, starts two business clubs, advances to state competition with his peers
Farragut doesn’t necessarily have a business program within its curriculum but if Shawn Simon ’17 continues exerting his passionate influence, things might soon change. He has generated excitement within the student body at Farragut by introducing and helping form two clubs on campus that are centered around business and have chapters throughout the world: DECA, […]
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Kent Place Celebrates Engineering Week
From February 22 to February 26, Kent Place School celebrated Engineering Week. Events were planned across divisions to encourage students to embrace engineering as a field of study and/or career choice, and expose them to more STEM-based curriculum. Students participated in a number of events: • A school-wide visit from Dr. Dean Eppler of NASA, […]
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Living Latin at Wayland Academy
Wayland Academy’s Junior Classical League team provides students with a chance to engage with the classics and Latin in a way that is fun, inspiring, and meaningful. After months of preparation, they gather at the Wisconsin State Conference and compete against schools from throughout the state in challenges that encourage knowledge, creativity, and the ability […]