Grade Level
Upper
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Engaging Students through the Arts
The arts connect us. Inspire us. Empower us to believe in something larger than ourselves. ‘Iolani School has excellent studio-based performing and visual arts programs which provides students with opportunities to travel around the world, experience different cultures, and pursue their passions and creative outlets.
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Social Justice Program Shows Students Multiple Perspectives, Real-Life Experiences
The Class of 2018 at The Cambridge School of Weston will be the first to complete the school’s four-year social justice graduation requirement. Students must take at least 12 courses that reflect the diverse viewpoints, complexity, and richness of the multicultural world they live in. They explore multiple perspectives, examine models of social change, and […]
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Principia International Student Month Highlights Diversity and Unity
For many years, Principia Upper School has hosted an International Student Week, celebrating the many countries and cultures represented among the student body. This year, the students and their advisors put together a month-long celebration. “No one thing defines us” is the theme chosen by the international students, who make up 11 percent of the […]
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The Howard School Only School in Georgia to Receive NBC's R.I.S.E. America Grant
The Howard School high school was selected as one of 50 high schools across the country, and the only school in Georgia, to receive a coveted NBC R.I.S.E. America Grant to support its drama program. More than 1,000 high schools applied for the grant.
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Hill School Greek 3 Honors Students (and Teacher) Learn Virtually from Princeton Professor
Students in Mr. Turner’s Greek 3 Honors class had the opportunity to participate in a virtual class with Dr. Michael Flower, professor of classics at Princeton University. Author of a book on Xenophon’s “Anabasis,” Dr. Flower guided the class through lines of ancient Greek. Mr. Turner used this virtual lesson to connect what the students’ […]
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Students Offer “Artistic Responses” to New Learning Experiences
Entwined in the DNA of Portland’s Northwest Academy is a regard for students developing proficiency—demonstrating their learning—rather than merely “passing the test.” And that led to this: Grace, a senior, has recreated her bedroom in the back corner of her Senior Thesis class. Collages, posters, and album covers plaster the walls. She’s one of four […]
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Engineering Diploma Program Helps Students Build Their Futures
Students at Pinewood Preparatory School who might be thinking of pursuing an engineering degree in college—and possibly even a future career—now have a chance to get an early start. Starting this year, the Engineering Diploma program exposes high school students to a variety of concepts, skills, and applications that, once completed, will provide a solid […]
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A French Tradition Inspires A Character Lesson
Riverdale’s French classes have taken a French tradition, La Fete Des Rois, and made it their own. Their gratitude cards, illustrated and composed with care for the celebration, are dedicated to family, friends, teachers, and role models. They are on display outside of the student center. You don’t have to be a French student to […]
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Students Explore Climate Change’s Effect, Local Responses, Ethical Ramifications
In Watershed School’s Global Climate Change course, juniors are introduced to the science of past and present changes, how human societies could be affected in the future, how governments are responding to what is known, and the issue’s ethical ramifications. It culminates in a class project with a practical component that also educates the public. […]
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A “School Without Walls” Helps Students Win Marathon Relays, Explore Different Cultural Experiences
Last August, the Zombie Swim Team from Sea Change Preparatory School set their third world record in ocean swimming with a 17-hour, 27-mile open-water marathon relay just off the California coast. Now they’re training and planning for a fourth record—a 34-nautical-mile relay between the Italian isles of Ischia and Capri. It’s part of the school’s […]
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Students Engage With the Natural World, Their Local Community in Life Science Class
Last fall, students in Bozeman Field School’s life science class used conceptual work, local field visits, and conversations with experts to gather stories and gain a deeper understanding of the question, “What impacts community?” Science teachers Dalton McCurdy and Tory Dille designed the curriculum to allow their students to hone critical thinking skills while engaging […]
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Student-Organized OneLove Foundation Walk Exceeds Goal by 600,000 Yards
ESD’s Team OneLove, a group of Upper School students dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence, hosted a “Yards for Yeardley” Walk to End Relationship Abuse. The “Yards for Yeardley” project is an extension of the OneLove Foundation, which was founded by Sharon Love, mother to UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Love, who was killed by […]