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SCHECK HILLEL STUDENTS SPEND SUMMER ABROAD HELPING OTHERS
While summer vacation is often spent hanging out with friends and taking trips to the beach, a group of selfless students from Scheck Hillel Community School shared their time and talents to “repair the world” –Tikkun Olam in Hebrew. Nathaniel Melnitsky (Grade 9), along with his father Dr. Leon Melnitsky, traveled 2,600 miles from home […]
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Mosaic
This project was the result of a faculty enrichment experience which was made possible by The Rumson Country Day School 2012-13 Blake Award. This grant provides annual funding to selected RCDS faculty and staff for the purposes of professional enrichment through special classes or travel. Faculty Enrichment Grant winner, Melissa Petersen, Art Department Chair attended […]
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Robotics Program in High Gear for Start of School-Year
The Robotics Program at Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) is flourishing across all three divisions. New robots and equipment have been purchased and teachers are trained and ready for the upcoming season. This year’s world competition will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, in April 2015, and students of all ages will keep that event in […]
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Writing Program Helps Students Find the Right Direction
Thomas Jefferson (TJ) School puts a high priority on cultivating an independent mind; so the new extracurricular Writer-in-Residence program for students in grades 7-12 is an exciting addition to this year’s schedule. Led by 2007 TJ graduate Nate Myers, who returns to the school after several years in the Los Angeles film industry, the program […]
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Creating Opportunities for Girls in Computer Science
In 2012-2013, the Online School for Girls prepared 14 girls to take the AP® Computer Science exam — more girls than were prepared by schools in 18 different states: New Hampshire, Iowa, Delaware, Rhode Island, Idaho, New Mexico, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Nevada, Vermont, Kansas, Louisiana, Alaska, North Dakota, Montana, Mississippi, and Wyoming (according to […]
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Dancing her way to the U.S. Naval Academy
Our Class of 2014 graduates are off to some incredible places this fall! After graduating as a three-year dance major from Walnut Hill, Rosie Silverstein ’14 will be attending the U.S. Naval Academy. She took time to share her thoughts on her Walnut Hill experience and her upcoming training and education. 1) What made you […]
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All Students are Composers!
LREI’s Young Composers & Improvisors Workshop helps every student become a composer. Beginning in 5th grade students learn how music works by composing their own original pieces. Over 160 pieces are performed each year by professional musicians at public young composer concerts. The progressive curriculum allows for every student to begin composing regardless of experience. […]
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Girls Bridging Communities: project based, collaborative, and connected learning for girls.
Girls Bridging Communities (GBC) summer camp took place the last two weeks of July at The Ellis School. Founded by Ellis Alumni Chelsea Canedy, 13′ and co-sponsored by The Ellis School, GBC engages middle school girls from across the Pittsburgh region to explore robotics, maker education and collaboration/leadership skills. Through peer mentoring, high school student […]
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Seniors choose local nonprofits for Capstone Projects
The Capstone Program at Besant Hill School aims to encourage seniors to take their education outside of the classroom by crafting individual projects where they may explore their interests. The actual Capstone experience takes place over the course of the last three weeks of the academic year. Capstone projects vary greatly, from interning in real […]
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Student-led Orchestra: From Inspiration to Reality
At the start of his junior year, music major Colin Roshak ’14 noticed something. He loved participating in small chamber ensembles at Walnut Hill and playing his clarinet as part of New England Conservatory’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, but something was missing. He wanted another chance to make music with the classmates he admired, in a […]
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Greens Farms Academy’s New Seed to Table Program
Garden-based education at Greens Farms Academy has recently expanded through its Seed to Table program. The program is now fully integrated into the Lower School curriculum and is steadily trickling up to the Middle and Upper Schools. Seed to Table inspires students to develop meaningful connections with the world around them through explorations in the […]
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Wyoming Seminary STEM School marks two successful years
In two short years, Wyoming Seminary’s STEM School has had a transformative impact on Sem’s students, faculty, parents and the local community. New programs such as the STEM Lecture series, the STEM Foundations course for freshmen, STEM-tastic Saturdays at the Lower School, and STEM Science Nights at both Lower and Upper Schools are a only […]