Grade Level
Upper
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St. Luke’s Was Hacked
St. Luke’s School hosted its second annual 48-hour Hackathon. More than sixty students (and a few parents) participated, including 12 students and faculty guests from Wooster School. The goal of the Hackathon is to immerse in creating something…anything. A toy, a game, a serious solution to a problem. Something you wish existed but doesn’t—yet. “We […]
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Mirman School Launches Groundbreaking MirmanX Program
Mirman School is excited to announce the launch of MirmanX, a unique program offering funding and support for its students to tackle “moonshot” projects that have the potential to help a community in a meaningful and tangible way. “The idea behind MirmanX is to help students achieve far-reaching goals in an open-source environment supported by […]
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Students Get Hands-on Research Experience
Seven Stoneleigh-Burnham School students have been accepted into the ASPIRE program in the Polymer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The program gives high school students in grades 10-12 who are interested in science, technology, and engineering experience doing hands-on experiments in laboratories. Stoneleigh-Burnham students accepted into the ASPIRE program are: […]
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Admiral Farragut Academy student, Michael Cooney ‘16, develops leadership through charitable deeds
Saturday mornings for most teenagers are usually reserved for snaring extra sleep. For Michael Cooney, the day has been devoted to helping with the Challenger League, which is for players with physical or mental disabilities. Since coming to Farragut at the beginning of his sophomore year, Michael – along with his teammates on the Farragut […]
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Engineering at The Hill School
This year, The Hill School (Pottstown, Pa.) introduced a new and distinctive engineering program, Engineering 3 (E3), created by Timothy Jump, Hill’s director of the Quadrivium Engineering and Design program. This short video provides a lively overview of this class at Hill and shares a glimpse of Hill’s student and faculty excitement about E3. This […]
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School-wide Hour of Code Event at Stoneleigh-Burnham
The entire Stoneleigh-Burnham School student community, along with many adults, participated in a registered international Hour of Code on December 9, 2015. Part of Computer Science Education Week, the Hour of Code is an introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. Andrea Tehan Carnes, STEAM coordinator […]
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Innovative Programs Engage Students in Global Action
“Inquiry, Innovation, and Impact” are themes woven into Mount Vernon Presbyterian School’s mission statement, which is why students in grades 9-12 annually complete an (i)Project. These projects are driven by curiosity and passion, and real-world purpose inspires the work. Last year, students in the Technology, Engineering, and Design class, in collaboration with the global volunteer […]
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Internship Program Proves Experience IS the Best Teacher
Each February, a two-week Winter Internship program at The Field School allows students to immerse themselves in the “real world.” It’s a little different for each of them — volunteering in a senior center; tutoring younger students; shadowing a Member of Congress; or experiencing the workplace alongside a zoologist, doctor, or art gallery curator. Holly […]
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Students Use Knowledge and Power in Community Service
The Community and Global Citizenship program at Albuquerque Academy requires students to integrate community service into their educational journeys. Three years ago, Samsara Durvasula, Shannon Fonseca, and Elizabeth Moeser began working closely with a local Burundi refugee family, helping the children and their parents learn the skills needed to succeed in the United States. The […]
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Students Extend Kindness, Respect in International Service Trips
Each spring, groups of 12-16 Wasatch Academy students participate in two-week international service trips. Recent adventures have included China, India, Costa Rica, Panama, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The program is in keeping with the school’s mission to bridge the gap between diverse groups of individuals by living in a culture of kindness. Students have helped to […]
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Coding to Take Over Classrooms for Computer Science Education Week
Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) students are once again participating in the Hour of Code Week, taking place December 7-13, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week. Students in all divisions, starting in Kindergarten, will be coding through Code.org and Scratch Jr. programs that incorporate fun, age-appropriate animation. In addition, high school students taking computer […]
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What Can Hip Hop Teach Us About Life?
St. Luke’s educator, Jim Foley, shares his love of hip hop music and masterfully weaves in lessons about anger, oppression, expression, and the mind-blowing power of words and imagery.