Grade Level
Upper
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Measuring Success at Lawrence School
Watch this short video on what drives Lawrence School to help students with language-based learning differences succeed.
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Ready for a Promising Future
What does the future hold for Winsor girls? In this video, they reflect on what’s ahead for them and their school. In a world of change, they talk about the constancy of friendships and “real community” and the confidence of being ready for anything.
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School’s Paleontology Museum Engages Students in the Scientific Process
The Webb Schools in Claremont, California, is the only high school in the country to have an accredited museum of paleontology right on campus. The Alf Museum is not just a place where students go to look at fossils. It’s a place where students are part of the scientific process, where they learn the joy […]
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The Gunnery Experience
At The Gunnery, everything we do revolves around inspiring and challenging students to reach their greatest potential.
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Environmental Stewardship
We have shared our environmental strategy and its link with our business model with all of our students. We presented the cost benefits of our environmental leadership to our students and demonstrated how it is possible to blend operational efficiency with environmental excellence.
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Verde Valley School Students Take Up Local Hunger Efforts
VVS students and faculty have worked hard this year to ease youth hunger in our local community. We learned that one out of four children in Arizona’s Verde Valley is food insecure, which means they may not know where their next meal is coming from. First, we voted to “Fast for a Meal.” This means […]
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Sewickley Academy Students Tackle LGBTQ Conversations
Former NFL player and current LGBTQ advocate Wade Davis shared his amazing story and inspiring message with the Sewickley Academy community on April 16, 2014. He spoke about his journey through an extremely religious childhood, his dream of playing for the NFL, his 20 plus years of silence about being gay, and his current work […]
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Hill School student featured in Philadelphia Inquirer for scientific, philanthropic endeavors
A quick glance at Hill School sixth former David Lee’s resume is both impressive and exhausting. David has taken – and excelled in – many of The Hill’s most challenging courses during his four years here, resulting in early acceptance to Brown University. Outside of the classroom, he has extensive science lab experience and currently […]
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GarageBand Class Creates Mini-Soundtracks
Students in the GarageBand App class at Tuxedo Park School were busy this past trimester creating exciting sound projects. For their final project, each student selected an excerpt from a literary work that they have read at Tuxedo Park School, recorded a voice narrating the passage (which serves as the voiceover), and then created a […]
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Sustainability Program Teaches Students to Care For, and About, Their Environment
A typical “Project Day” at Besant Hill School of Happy Valley (BHS), a 9-12 boarding school in Ojai, CA, asks students, faculty, and staff members to take on activities that have been waiting for the right time, the right spirit, and the power of collaboration. Experiential opportunities might include tree planting, landscaping, sifting or building […]
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Visiting Scholar Challenges Students to See From a New Creative Lens
The All Saints’ Episcopal School Tad Bird Honors College presented Sedrick Huckaby, a Fort Worth native and Guggenheim Fellow, as part of the Visiting Scholar Series. For two weeks, Huckaby worked with All Saints’ students grades PK-12, on art and the creative process. Throughout his visit, 10 original works of Huckaby’s art were hung in […]
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Bosque Students Making an Environmental Splash
When Mirabelle, a senior at Bosque School in Albuquerque, slipped and fell into the ice-lined Rio Grande River last December, her safety gear protected her; she was fine. She was actually more focused on the samples she’d been scooping up, which later tested positive for the chemical toluene. Those results were added to the data […]