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Fraction Timeline
Fifth graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School connect mathematics with their own real-life experiences. Students created a number line labeling whole numbers through their age on their next birthday. We discuss ways in which we can take a whole year and divide it evenly into fractional pieces. Students suggest days (/365), weeks (/52), seasons (/4), […]
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The Girls' School of Austin Thanks Frontline Heroes
The Girls’ School of Austin is giving back by thanking frontline heroes in the community. Each student in the GSA’s lower school created a thank you card honoring the work of workers on the frontline during the pandemic. The project was conceived in a way to say thank you and recognize those men and women […]
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ESD's AP Physics 2 Holds Recyclable Watercraft Race
Last month, The Episcopal School of Dallas Upper School science teacher Matt Varvir challenged his AP Physics II class to construct a watercraft out of recyclable materials that could float on its own. Using cardboard, aluminum, or plastic, the raft should support at least 150 lbs of weight when floating in the quarry. Further requirements […]
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THE GIRLS SCHOOL OF AUSTIN SUPPORTS LOCAL WOMEN AND GIRLS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL
To honor the International Day of the Girl on October 11, The Girls School of Austin held a Personal Care Supply Drive benefitting women and girls in the Austin Area. Students, faculty, and staff donated baby supplies, sanitary products, and hair care during this one-day drive. Most of the products collected went to Posada Esperanza […]
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Building a Froebel Playground
As the inventor of Kindergarten Friedrich Froebel had a profound effect, not only on education, but on culture at large. Frank Lloyd Wright attributed his having become an architect to play with Froebel’s blocks. He said of Froebel’s gifts, 3, 4 and 5, “I can still feel those maple blocks in my hands to this […]
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Welcome to the Chopped Kitchen: ESD Edition
Earlier this semester, 10 students at The Episcopal School of Dallas entered the Chopped kitchen – aka the ESD Food Science lab. Students were tasked with creating a dish using the three mystery ingredients in the basket: oranges, mint, and bacon. Their final dish must include a total of seven ingredients, including the three mystery […]
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Physical Science Students Build Cardboard Boats That – Sometimes – Float
In the fall of 2018, the Episcopal School of Acadiana (ESA) held its 17th annual Physical Science Refrigerator Boat Regatta. Equipped with a cardboard appliance box, silicone sealant, duct tape, plastic ties, paint and a couple of weeks to work, each group of two to three students crafted a boat designed to carry one passenger […]
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AP Psychology Students Learn Sweet Lesson Building Neurons Out of Candy
Students at The Episcopal School of Dallas are already busy in AP Psychology learning about the nervous system. They made neurons (presynaptic and postsynaptic) out of candy yesterday to better understand the parts of a neuron. They were to use the following parts and label them with their partner: Axon: Twizzler Pull Aparts Dendrites: Sour […]
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29 ESD Students Complete OSHA Certification
29 total ESD students have completed and passed the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) General Industry Certification. These students completed this training in Principles of Engineering and Robotics classes. While some high school students earn this certification, this test is primarily designed for college and working professionals. We are proud of our students’ achievements […]
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ESD Students Renovate Lab for Digital Fabrication Across Disciplines
What if students could modify rocket fins for their physics project or utilize a laser cutter to aid in their in-depth independent study on microfluids or create a feature for their newest sculpture project using CAD? They can … in The Episcopal School of Dallas’ Fab Lab. Our newly enclosed space supports coursework from all […]
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ESD Beginner Students Recreate Stik Artwork
Beginner students are learning about Stik, a graffiti artist based in London, whose work wordlessly shows connections and tells stories of his community. Early Childhood Art teacher Amber Stautzenberger decided to display connections and stories with teachers and students at the Lower School beginning with three doors to focus on the primary colors (red, yellow, […]
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ESD Third Graders Solve Real-World Questions About the New Lower School in What If Lab
What if students could apply what they’re learning in the classroom to something in the real world? Third graders at The Episcopal School of Dallas are doing just that! In this study, students are using their math and map reading skills to calculate the space of their future fourth-grade classrooms. Using blueprints of the new […]
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Freshmen Students Design and Build Security Robot for Campus Safety Team
Three robotics and engineering students at The Episcopal School of Dallas have successfully designed and built a security robot for the ESD Campus Safety team. Following a request from the ESD campus safety team, Carter Bakewell ’21, Tripp Benners ’21, and Stella Foreman ’21 began working on a robot that could be used effectively by […]
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Social Emotional Learning: Helping Students Reach Their Full Potential
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) can be hard to spot to an unfamiliar eye, but subtlety is part of its effectiveness at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, where the SEL curriculum spans kindergarten through twelfth grade. Activities include Lower Schoolers identifying emotions during morning meeting, Middle Schoolers working with test anxiety in advisory, and Upper Schoolers joining […]
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Middle School Student Council Hosts "Shark Tank" for School-Related Pitches
ESD Middle School students demonstrated their entrepreneurial spirit today during their weekly assembly. In an ESD twist on the popular reality TV show “Shark Tank,” students were able to pitch their ideas for different school-related proposals to a panel of “Sharks,” as well as their Middle School peers. The Sharks were comprised of Head of […]
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Early Childhood Students Inspired by Yayoi Kusama Art Exhibit
What does the Dallas Museum of Art and ESD’s Lower School have in common? Both are adorned with Yayoi Kusama artwork. Our littlest Eagles recently had the opportunity to create an art installation inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and her current DMA exhibit “”All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins.” Primarily using […]
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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 […]
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Eighth Graders Take Flight with Physics Lessons at Indoor Skydiving Facility
ESD eighth graders recently had the opportunity to visit the indoor skydiving facility iFly for some learning in action. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Education program available at iFly directly correlates with the physics curriculum eighth graders are currently working on in science. The program started with an engineering talk about the history and […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Showcasing the Accomplishments of Mathematicians
Fifth grade students at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a biographical exploration of famous mathematicians. The goal of this project was to help fifth graders appreciate mathematics more deeply, and understand how society has been touched by the contributions of people who have dedicated their lives to the […]
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International Day of the Girl Film Fest
The Girls’ School of Austin celebrated International Day of the Girl with a Day of the Girl Film Fest on October 11th, 2017. Students watched movies staring inspirational women and characters including “Moana”, “Makers: Women in Space”, and “Miss Representation”.
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Innovative Literature Course Examines Voice, Community, Service
This year, juniors in Kent Denver School’s English classes are researching, designing, proposing, and executing service projects that require them to think explicitly about their own values and communities — family, places of worship, school, city, state, country, and even the world. Before school began, they got a flavor for what was to come through […]
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Upper School Club Helps Students Gain New Perspectives on Community, Diversity
An Upper School club at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School provides an affinity space for students who identify as Black/African-American. Called Unapologetic, the club is a forum to discuss inequities and grow a sense of community for students of color. The club helps students find mentors and discuss opportunities and challenges they experience in the school […]
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The Girls' School of Austin Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Community Service Challenge
The 2017 – 2018 school year marks the 15th anniversary of The Girls’ School of Austin. To mark the occasion The Girls’ School of Austin launched a ’15 Years, 15 Hours’ challenge to their community. Students, teachers, and parents have each been challenged to complete fifteen hours of community service over the course of the […]
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An original student production, "Candy Land!"
BCD 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students presented their original musical, “Candy Land!” in February. The musical was designed, written, and performed by the students themselves with guidance from BCD Music Department Head, Ryan Parker, using the Opera America curriculum, “Music! Words! Opera!”, as a framework and guiding approach. Mr. Parker brought this curriculum back […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles: Exploring Geometry and Graphing in the Art of Paul Klee
Kindergarten students at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a geometry and graphing exploration using the visual arts as a lens. Students learned about the Swiss-German painter, Paul Klee (1879-1940), and used his “Castle and Sun” (1928) as a springboard to exploring a variety of mathematics. Using 2D die-cut […]
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Middle School “Strangers” Become Friends in Global Exchange
November is a particularly busy time at Asia Pacific International School (APIS), whose mission is to educate “students who are able to bridge the gap between the East and the West, and are ready to welcome the challenges of the New Pacific Century.” That’s when their co-ed boarding school campus in Hauula, Hawaii, joyfully welcomes […]
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Middle School Student Vestry Leads Chapel
As an Episcopal school, we hold daily chapel services for all students, K5 to 8th grade. Middle school students are given an opportunity to serve on the Student Vestry. Half of our middle school students choose to belong to Student Vestry, volunteering their time and talents to share their faith with others. They are instrumental […]
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It All Started With A Conversation
Starting in the 2014-2015 school year, scholars at E.A.Young Academy in North Texas were frustrated as they began to learn about educational inequality in third world countries. They scholars knew they were few in number and felt helpless to make a difference for such a large, complex problem. Over time, they researched ways to help […]
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Learning Experiences Help Students Find Their Potential, Attain Their Dreams
Eagle Rock School students aren’t admitted as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors, but rather as adolescents interested in taking control of their lives and learning. They must complete a minimum of six trimesters, time for sufficient personal growth and character development. Graduation is based on demonstrated competencies rather than more traditional “seat time” and grades. […]
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Students Explore Complex Ideas for a Best-Imagined Future
The “Yearlong Theme” at Albuquerque Academy, launched in 2000, incorporates a broad and far-reaching global issue into classroom activities, and is the basis for a series of annual school-wide events and projects. The American Civil Rights Movement, Human Migration, and Localism are some past examples. This year’s theme, “Albuquerque in the World,” is surprising students […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Circles in a Kandinsky
Third graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a measurement exploration using the visual arts as a lens. Students learned about the Russian painter, Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), considered a pioneer of abstract modern art. Students used his “Several Circles” (1926) as a springboard to exploring characteristics of a […]
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ESD Third Graders Combine Statistics and Sports Cards in New Student-led Club
Three third-grade students from The Episcopal School of Dallas recently noticed an unmet need in their weekly Lower School life: a time and place for sports cards to be traded with classmates. So they approached Chelle Wabrek, Head of Lower School, and Megan Barnes, the new Lower School Librarian, with the idea of a Sports […]
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The Tiny House Project at Colorado Academy
Colorado Academy turned over a decommissioned school bus to the students in the Innovation Lab. Faculty from both the art and science departments taught the year-long course. The bus is a house on wheels, and will be used on school outings and outdoor trips.
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Musicians Master the Art and Responsibility of Live Performance
With every note they play, students in Kent Denver School’s award-winning R&B group, The Quincy Ave. Rhythm Band, envelop listeners in a rich cocoon of emotion and song. DownBeat magazine recently named the ensemble the Best High School Band in the Country in the pop/rock/blues category—the seventh time in a decade the school has received […]
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Light Up Their Learning
This year we launched the opening of our new learning space, The Launch Pad. A space stocked with materials for creativity, design, and learning for our PreK through 4th grade students. As part of our work in this space, we encouraged our Kindergarten students to work with materials such as playdough, battery packs, and simple […]
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Students Become Companions Using Courage, Understanding, Communication
Once a week, fourth graders at The Girls’ School of Austin drive over to The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to share a PE class. One-on-one, they guide their TSBVI companions through indoor and outdoor events—everything from synchronized swimming and track meets to dancing and obstacle courses. GSA students enjoy taking advantage […]
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Aspen Academy’s Shark Tank
Aspen Academy hosted our very own version of “Shark Tank.” As part of the 8th grade leadership program, our students wrote a business plan around a product or service that they created. Our winner is Aaron S whose app, “Drive Happy”, is designed to help people break the habit of texting while driving. It will […]
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I Am a Lion
St. Mark’s Episcopal School is a microcosm of Houston, and Houston, one of the most racially and ethnically diverse cities in the United States, is beautifully reflective of the world as a whole. There are families in our school community representing over 30 different countries. Some of our children speak two, three, and even four […]
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Multi-sensory Writing Program Helps Kindergartners Learn How to Learn
Casady School’s primary program is Montessori-based which, says kindergarten writing teacher Carrie Gardner, “helps me reach all my students, no matter what level they’re on.” Classes are small — no more than eight children at a time, and each child’s relationship to reading, writing, and language is unique. Her class works concurrently with the geography […]
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Students Learn Leadership Skills by Raising Chickens, Selling Eggs
Fourth grade students at The Lamplighter School oversee a chicken-raising and egg-selling corporation that integrates entrepreneurship into the curriculum. Lamplighter Layers, now in its 47th year, teaches students to apply academic skills to the hands-on operation of a real business that involves selling thousands of eggs and donating most of the profit to charities, including […]
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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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Aspen Academy 5th Graders Re-enact A Civil War Battle
Aspen Academy 5th graders staged a re-enactment of a Civil War battle complete with makeshift cannons and a hospital. ‘Generals Lee and Grant’ led their troops into battle using plastic balls as ammunition and victory was defined by capturing the opponents’ flag. Our students learned how the United States was divided at the outbreak of […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Circles Art
Pre-Kindergarteners enrolled in the Early Childhood Program at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a mathematics activity using the visual arts as a lens. The children learned about the American painter, Wayne Thiebaud (1920 – present), and used his “Seven Suckers” (1970) as a springboard to discussing attributes and […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Rectangles in a Mark Rothko
Pre-Kindergarteners enrolled in the Early Childhood Program at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a mathematics activity using the visual arts as a lens. The children learned about the abstract expressionist, Mark Rothko (1903 – 1970), and used his colorful canvasses as a springboard to discussing attributes of rectangles. […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Triangles in Op Art
Pre-Kindergarteners enrolled in the Early Childhood Program at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a mathematics activity using the visual arts as a lens. The children learned about the British Optical (“Op”) artist, Bridget Riley, (1931 – present), and used her “Turquoise Cerise Olive Interlacing Triangle” as a springboard […]
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Pre-Schoolers, Teachers Collaborate in Design Thinking
Emily is wide-eyed with concentration as she skillfully handles an electric screwdriver. There’s a squeal of delight when Olivia completes a circuit. There are the inevitable groans from the class as a tall tower collapses and needs to be built yet again. These are the everyday sights and sounds of excited preschoolers in McGehee School’s […]
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Students Gain Perspective at the Border
Each fall, Sandia Prep students in Claudio Pérez’ Spanish 5A Border Studies class, “The Neglect of Women Workers and the New Era of Hope,” travel to the El Paso-Juárez border. They come for a day-long immersion education program that acquaints them with the various issues surrounding immigration and border relations. The students speak and interact […]
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Aspen Academy Presents . . . .
Aspen Academy students performed in two school-wide musicals this year. “The Sound of Music” was presented in the fall and just last week, “The Little Mermaid” opened. Our theatre program brings together actors ranging in age from second grade to eighth grade. The students offer support to each other and work together as a team […]
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Students Become Teachers in Third Grade Rainforest
Third graders at Topeka Collegiate School are on a mission to spread the word about the world’s endangered rainforests. They’ve created a rainforest of their own, with tropical plants and animals. After weeks of research, they are experts brimming with information as they guide visitors through their habitat. “Don’t worry,” smiles a third grader to […]
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Brain Research Influences Creativity in Teaching, Learning
Colorado Academy connects current brain research in neuroscience to its broad liberal arts and sciences program. Teachers study not just what students need to know to be successful in the future, but how learning takes shape, developing classes to strengthen culture and character in students at all grade levels. In their Global Perspectives course, freshmen explore divergent […]
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Pasta and Glue Motivate, Inspire Young Engineers
The engineering challenge offered to Topeka Collegiate’s fifth grade science students: Build the strongest bridge possible using only store-bought pasta and Elmer’s glue. Thus begins a cycle of research, design, prototype, test, and redesign, punctuated by trips to the grocery store pasta aisle. “It’s harder than it looks,” laughs science teacher Mary Kate Baldwin, “because […]
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Aspen Academy Students Are Leaders!
Aspen Academy students are leaders! Whether it involves operating one of our on-campus businesses through Bear’s Enterprises – the school store, the vending machines, the café, or the broadcast network; participating in AMP’d (Aspen Morning Program), our Friday morning celebration of life at Aspen, participating in our Mentor/Mentee program, hosting visiting students through our Student […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Patterns in a Romero Britto
Third graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their “math goggles” and engaged in an exploration of pattern using the visual arts as a lens. Students learned about the present-day, internationally renowned Brazilian pop artist, Romero Britto, who uses vibrant colors and bold patterns as a visual language of his hope, happiness, and optimistic […]
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Students Imagine, Design, and Build With STEAM Fest
Trinity Episcopal School recently had its first school-wide STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) celebration where students constructed “fun machines” out of recycled materials using an iterative design cycle. Students worked in cross-divisional groups (kinder with 8th graders, 4th with 5th, etc.) to construct a “fun machine”; an invention that people could enjoy by playing […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Math in a Paul Klee
Third graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a number and geometry exploration using the visual arts as a lens. Students learned about the Swiss-German painter, Paul Klee (1879-1940), and used his “Marjamshausen” (1928) as a springboard to exploring a variety of mathematics. Using pattern blocks, markers, and […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Math in a Warhol
Second graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a mathematics activity using the visual arts as a lens. Students learned about the Pop artist, Andy Warhol, famous for his silk-screened art containing iconic images. Students viewed several pieces of his arrayed artwork, naming the array size (2X5, 3X3, […]
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HMI Semester and Summer Term of leadership development, rigorous academics, and wilderness exploration.
How might your life be different if you spent more time outside? If your learning came directly from the world around you? If you relied on (and could be relied upon!) your classmates through real experiences in the Colorado and Utah wilderness? At HMI this a reality through semester or summer-long programs in Colorado. Make […]
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Trinity Students Raise Over $3,000 to Send Anti-Malarial Bed Nets to Africa!
Trinity Episcopal School students recently concluded a fundraising drive to send protective anti-malarial bed nets to countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Students raised a grand total of $3,124.52, which is equal to 260 nets that will be donated to people living in African countries at high risk of malaria. The money will be donated to Nets […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Exploring Symmetry in Robert Indiana’s LOVE art
Pre-K children enrolled in All Saints’ Episcopal School’s Early Childhood Program recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a symmetry activity using the visual arts as a lens. The children learned about and viewed several images of the artwork of Robert Indiana, the American artist most notably known for his “Love” paintings and sculptures. […]
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Family Service Days at Aspen Academy
Part of Aspen Academy’s mission is to cultivate excellence in community strength and service. Service may meet a tangible need, or it may meet a need of the spirit. In January, Aspen Academy families were given the opportunity to do both. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed […]
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Mindfulness practice in partnership with parents
How to weave mindfulness practice into the daily fabric of school life? At Aspen Country Day School, a partnership with enthusiastic parent volunteers has successfully brought the MindUP curriculum to each classroom .
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Literature, Theatre, and Performance
Technical Theatre teacher, Robert Kallos, developed a toy theatre project to teach the skills and principles of technical theatre. This project integrated literature (through script writing), set design and craft (which taught visual, hand, and eye coordination), and performance (which encouraged skills in speech, movement, and confidence.) Student groups were asked to adapt a fairy […]
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Shadow Puppet Theatre Demonstrates Science Concept
Theatre Technical Teacher Robert Kallos worked with the 8th grade science team members, who were seeking a way to help the students internalize the concepts learned in Science, particularly how organelles, a specialized cellular part that has a specific function. After a discussion, a shadow theatre process was chosen as a vehicle for the students […]
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Invent to Learn – 4th Grade Engineering
In September, Hockaday piloted a new fourth grade course called Invent to Learn. The goal of the Invent to Learn course is to provide students with opportunities to imagine, design, and create solutions to problems in a hands-on, collaborative way. In the process, students will learn and practice new skills as they come to experience […]
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Inaugural Hockaday Brain Bee – Upper School Area Competition
On January 17, 2015, The Hockaday School successfully hosted its inaugural Hockaday DFW Brain Bee with 14 competitors from three local area schools. It marked Hockaday as the third official regional Brain Bee competition site in Texas, in addition to Baylor Medical School in Houston and UT San Antonio Health Center. After an intense and […]
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Going Ga Ga
Ga-ga is a game popular in Israel, and while it’s similar to dodge ball (getting hit by the ball puts you out of the game) all the action takes place below the knees, so even the youngest children on the Clear Spring School campus can play. Often games involve students from first grade as well […]
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Learning About Physics With a Roller Coaster Challenge
As a fun way to wrap up a unit on the laws of motion, Mr. Bill Earley’s second grade science students have been building roller coasters. Students have been learning about three major physics concepts in particular – motion, energy, and forces. Students have learned the definition of key terms such as motion, speed, velocity, […]
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Startup Teen Albuquerque
Bosque School students formed a Service Learning group to promote entrepreneurship and economic development in our community. After Taylor, Class of 2017, went to an all-adult Startup Weekend, she decided to start one just for teens. The first Startup Weekend for Teens was held in November 2013. This group followed with a very successful week-long […]
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“Wisdom of the Hands” Provides a Pathway to Success
As first graders at Clear Spring School are studying ornithology, they’re also using handsaws to carve model birds. Upper schoolers have made cigar box guitars and pinhole cameras—one student, interested in baking, made his own dough board. This year, a dozen new Sloyd knives, each sharp enough to give a case of shivers to most […]
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Global Immersion Studies in Tanzania
April 13, 2014 Few words were spoken as we drove away from the Janada Batchelor’s Foundation for Children (JBFC); the silence spoke more than we could possibly have achieved with words. We shared the inexpressible sentiment built and reinforced through hours of intimate shared experiences with the dozens of unique, inspiringly-high-spirited, non-exclusively loving and caring […]
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Indoors and Out, Students Gain New Perspectives in “Learning Expeditions”
“Learning Expeditions,” semester-long programs at Watershed School, engage high school students in long-term, in-depth investigations of rich topics or themes through fieldwork, service, and real-world context. This spring, mid-way through their study of the Civil Rights Movement, ninth and tenth graders will leave their classrooms to spend a week touring the American south; eleventh and […]
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Dynamo D-Term Students Work to Improve Their Local Community
“D-Term is an experiential, interdisciplinary service-learning project on which the entire 8th grade works from August through December,” explained Miriam Murtuza, Ph.D., Middle School English instructor. “The project has three key components: learning, doing and sharing.” The learning component of D-Term requires students to examine issues affecting our community. “This year, each 8th grader researched […]
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Aspen Academy Introduces Digital Music in the Contemporary Music Classroom
Music is arguably one of the most complicated and comprehensive subjects taught and it’s easy to understand why most schools adhere to traditional music programs. However, at Aspen Academy we are providing our students with a traditional musical foundation and expanding it to the music techniques, instruments and theories of the 21st century. This includes […]
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Middle School Microloans in Action
Thanks to math instructor Diane Butler, sixth graders are exploring traditional math skills through a not-so-traditional approach: microlending. Students are mastering complex concepts such as compound interest, discussing real-world financial matters, and empowering people around the world with $25 microloans through Kiva.org, a reputable microfinance nonprofit. The students explore possible recipients, determine credit risk through […]
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Juniors Develop Long-Term Project Encompassing Coding, Strategy, and Collaboration
Each year, students in Deb Goudy’s Advanced Honors Computer Science class are challenged to tackle a long-term project that encompasses coding, strategy, and collaboration. “Because we’re all interested in science, we wanted to create something to help teach other students,” Pedro Rivera ’16 explained. “Our project aims to improve the experience for those taking Biology […]
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“Invention Convention” Sparks Ideas of New Safety Device, Sporting Equipment, and Solar-Powered Video Game System
After several weeks spent studying some of the world’s most influential inventors, students capitalized on their creative-thinking and problem-solving skills to develop their own devices for the second annual Invention Convention. Be it a piece of sports equipment, like the Lacrosse Boss or a child-proof airbag for cars, the student pairings exceed expectations with their […]
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Colorado Academy’s Lower School Family Night STEAMs Ahead
The Lower School Family STEAM Night, on Jan. 14 from 5:30-7:45 p.m., is the perfect opportunity for parents to engage in intriguing, hands-on activities with their children. With the inclusion of art and design, the “A” in this acronym acknowledges the key role that creativity, imagination, and innovation play in the STEM-related fields both in […]
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Aspen Academy’s Spanish Muralist Club
Aspen Academy’s Spanish Muralist Club encourages student artists to explore Spanish history through their creative talent. This semester, our students learned about Mexican artists, Posada, Clemente, Kahlo, and Rivera, and the effect that major historical events had on their individual styles. The result was their elongated Dia de los muertos ‘esqueleto’ that was displayed at […]
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Design Thinking and Global Perspectives
Decades ago, astronomer Gerald Hawkins predicted humans would grapple with the presently inconceivable, mind-stretching discoveries, and dramatic shifts to paradigms in our universe. Colorado Academy’s “Global Perspectives in the 21st Century” course for high school freshmen is a course that uses design thinking to prepare students for the world that Hawkins imagined. CA History teacher […]
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Mindfulness Brings Healthier, Happier Lives for Students and Teachers
Greenhill School began offering Inner Light: Traditions and Paths of Meditation to juniors and seniors in 2009. The elective class was aimed at honing personal awareness and mindfulness, skills that help manage stress and encourage healthier choices. Soon after, recurring student feedback—“I wish I’d had this earlier”—caught the attention of Upper School administrators. “We realized […]
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Marbles on the Move During Fifth-Grade Physics Lessons
Marbles rolled across the floor as students scrambled to secure connections and fine-tune turns. For the past few days, students in Ellen Neill’s fifth-grade science class have been studying physics concepts, and how the laws of motion propel a marble along a roller coaster track. “It’s really neat to see the marble gain speed and […]
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Senior Teaches Self-Defense at Genesis Women’s Shelter
Victoria Siu, a senior at The Episcopal School of Dallas, led a self-defense class for women at the Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support as part of her service-learning project. Siu not only taught the class, but also worked with the organization to coordinate a date, time, and location for the class, and learn what kind […]
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Aspen Academy’s 5th Grade Cardboard Challenge
Aspen Academy fifth graders began their school year in science by creating and sharing the first annual Aspen Academy Cardboard Arcade as part of the global cardboard challenge project. Students were asked to build something awesome out of cardboard, recycled materials, and (most important) their imagination. They decided to create an arcade and invited fellow […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Creating and Interpreting Bar Graphs Using “The Starry Night”
Kindergarteners enrolled at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a rich, interdisciplinary activity using the visual arts as a lens. The children learned about and viewed several images of the artwork of Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter best known for his self-portraits, paintings of sunflowers and irises, […]
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A Day Without Shoes at Aspen Academy
What would it feel like to not own a pair of shoes to put on every morning before leaving for school? On Aspen Academy’s annual “Day Without Shoes”, our students have the opportunity to find out. We take off our shoes upon arrival at school and keep shoes and socks off until dismissal. By not […]
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Putting parents in the learning seat
Aspen Country Day teachers conduct mini-lessons for parents on back-to-school nights. Result: parents get a better understanding of what (and how) their children are learning, teachers get parent buy-in, students get more respect and support for the important work they do all day.
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Math in a Jasper Johns
Second graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in an exploration of place value using the visual arts as a lens. Students learned about the American painter, Jasper Johns (1930 – present), famous for his iconic targets, maps, and flags, and then created their own color numeral in the […]
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Developing Independent Learners Through the SOLE Project
As a culminating experience in our Middle School, eighth grade students accomplish a Self-Organized-Learning-Environment (SOLE) Project. Inspired by Sugatra Mitra’s “School in the Cloud” Ted talk and the tenets of experiential learning, the SOLE Project provides students the opportunity to design and accomplish a project of their choosing and then present the product of their […]
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Children Helping Children at Jonathan’s Place
Jonathan’s Place, a Garland-based temporary homeless shelter for children and girls’ treatment center, received special gifts March 25th from a group of students from The Winston School in Dallas. Students in the Middle School Student Government and members of the Upper School Leadership Team joined forces to load and install landscaping mulch throughout areas of […]
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Pioneer Days Take Winston Students Back In History
Plowing the fields and washing clothes in a bucket took students at The Winston School in Dallas, Texas back into history at their recent “Pioneer Day.” The school’s third and fourth grade classes gathered with great excitement as they ventured out into their cold wooded playground to meet with their Senior Buddies to experience a […]
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“Battle of the Books” Challenges Students to Think Analytically and Creatively
In March, Middle School students accepted a new challenge from their teachers that combined writing, reading comprehension, and artistic ability. The annual “Battle of the Books” competition would still encourage students to read, write, and think more imaginatively, but a new “triathlon” format would give them the freedom to combine a variety of skill sets […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Exploring Linear Equations Using Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings
7th-8th grade algebra students attending All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a hands-on exploration of linear equations using the visual arts as a lens. In order to challenge eighth graders’ graphing skills, students learned about the American artist, Sol LeWitt (1888-1976), who came to fame in the late 1960s […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Exploring Measurement Using Josef Albers’ Squares
Fifth graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a hands-on exploration of measurement using the visual arts as a lens. In order to challenge fifth graders’ proportional reasoning skills, students learned about the German-born American artist, Josef Albers (1888-1976), and were introduced to images of his influential series […]
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Lighting a SPARQ: Good Shepherd Episcopal School launches new learning center
An 8-year-old imagines a dinosaur, designs a sketch, and watches as a Makerbot 3D printer brings his T-Rex to life. On the other side of a frosted glass divider, a group of eighth-graders produces a fictional news broadcast with green-screen technology. No, this isn’t a science museum; it’s a glimpse of what’s possible in the […]
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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 […]
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A Sense of Community
As the Nigerian proverb states, “It takes a village to raise a child”. For this reason, the decision of which school to send our son was an important one. While we certainly sought a school with strong academics, talented teachers, and differentiated instruction, we also looked for elements of character development, community service, and school […]
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What If We Thought About Learning Differently?
All Saints’ Honors College students engaged in a dynamic class exercise where they embarked to observe, analyze, understand, and communicate about systems. As a Visiting Scholar, Grant Lichtman spent the day at All Saints’ and led Honors College students in this exercise based on his book, The Falconer. The book serves as as a yearlong […]
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Students Honor Famous Bard During 32nd Annual Shakespeare Week
Every winter, the Upper School students of the Episcopal School of Dallas showcase their artistic writing, acting, and film editing skills in honor of Shakespeare Week. This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the event during which English classes foster discussions about the famous Bard of Avon’s themes and character development, as well as writing […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Exploring M.C. Escher’s Tantalizing Tessellations
Fifth graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a hands-on geometry exploration using the visual arts as a lens. In order to make the teaching and learning of transformations more engaging and meaningful to students, the fifth grade mathematics teacher introduced students to the work of the Dutch […]
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Good Shepherd Participates in the White House Student Video Competition!
Did you know the White House is interested in educational technology? This year, they sponsored the first ever Student Film Festival and invited K-12 students to create a video to share the ways technology is being used in their schools. Some of our students put together an amazing video with the help of Candace Henry […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Counting with Georges Seurat
Pre-K children enrolled in All Saints’ Episcopal School’s Early Childhood Program recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a counting activity using the visual arts as a lens. The children learned about and viewed several images of the artwork of Georges Seurat, the French pointillist painter known for his “dotted” artwork. The children marveled […]
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Blended Learning Increases Student Achievement
Math Teacher Chris Mabley and STI eLearning Consultant Michael Dolan adapt learning to each student’s pace, path and style. Management of students, each learning different topics, was supported by online software. Compared to a traditional class, student study time was reduced and teacher time for enriched personalized instruction increased. The extra time could also be […]
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ESD Lower School Celebrates Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics with Comprehensive Projects
In honor of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Lower School students, faculty, and staff participated in a special chapel service on Monday, February 10, to honor the countries and athletes competing in the 22nd winter games. This decades-long tradition at the Lower School was especially memorable this year, as two former Olympians attended the event […]
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“Snack Sack” Project Integrates Math, Wellness, and Community Service
The Competition Gym at the Episcopal School of Dallas was buzzing with students and parents at the first “Snack Sack” presentation in November. Students were responsible for working in small teams to research and assemble nutritional snacks to donate to students at the St. Simon’s After School Program at Stephen C. Foster Elementary. The students […]
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Seeing Math in a Picasso
Second graders at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a geometry exploration using the visual arts as a lens. Students learned about the Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), and used his “The Reservoir, Horta de Ebro” (1909) as a springboard to exploring two- and three-dimensional shapes. Using shape templates, […]
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Students Model ‘Entrepreneurial Spirit’ at ESD’s First Invention Convention
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb; Marie Curie helped pave the way for the development of X-rays; and László Bíró created the ballpoint pen. Over the years, researchers have collaborated to not only improve these inventions, but also sustain an environment that fosters creative thinking. These individuals not only changed our world, but also greatly […]
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Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Math in a Mondrian
Kindergarteners at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently donned their math goggles and engaged in a mathematics activity using the visual arts as a lens. The children learned about the Dutch abstract artist, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), and used his “Composition” series as a springboard to discussing the similarities and differences between squares and rectangles. Students also […]
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Spanish Students Share in Community and Cultural Event
Students at Sandia Preparatory School’s Spanish 4 class were eager to share a photo essay exhibit with the local community. They wanted to invite local members of the community to engage in the practice of honoring the deceased through images, music, and food. The exhibition, entitled Día de los muertos, celebrated the lives of loved […]
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Students Create Autonomous System for Aerial Tracking
As a part of their Honors Advanced Computer Science class, Renner Brown ‘15, Alexander Eggers ‘15, and Michael McCrory ‘14, are tackling a year-long learning project. They will create an autonomous system for aerial tracking, following, and filming mobile objects over multiple terrains, including water. The ultimate goal of the project is to follow a […]
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TVS ANIMATRONICS at the World Maker Faire
by Luke Jacob, Dean of Learning and Curriculum with Dr. Ginger Alford, TVS Director of Computer Sciences and Strategic Project Director–Technology FWMSH Perhaps my favorite moment from World Maker Faire 2013, an event which took place on the grounds of the New York Hall of Science in Queens this September, came when my college roommate […]
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All Saints’ Solar Car Challenge
The Solar Car Challenge is an education program designed to help motivate students in science, engineering and alternative energy. Science and Technology Magazine named the Solar Car Challenge as one of the top science and engineering programs in the country. As part of the All Saints’ mission to develop academically-prepared servant leaders, two faculty members […]
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Tree Planting at The Awty International School Supports Sustainability Projects
Our school planted a native Texas oak tree on school campus on October 4th 2013 and registered it on ForestNation website. The tree was dedicated to Ms Kristi Winegarden, a science teacher who, a couple of years ago, started our sustainability committee’s work and long-term objectives toward recycling, reusing and reducing. She is now teaching […]
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Summit Students Learn Problem Solving Skills with Programming
“By 2018, there will be nearly three times as many job openings requiring computer science knowledge than qualified applicants. This goes well beyond just becoming a professional programmer — learning computer science can teach problem solving skills, new ways of breaking down complex scenarios, and a means to build something tangible in our software-driven age.” […]
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Ethical Literacy Prepares Students for Global Citizenship
“Rapport-driven,” is how James Mill of Vail Mountain School describes the school’s culture, where ethical discourse, community, and service to others lie at the heart of character education. “We’re not afraid to get to know our students as people,” says Mill, noting that students not only show new teachers around the school, but around the […]
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Hockaday partners with Dallas public schools
Hockaday girls work hard at their own studies, but in a single academic year they also logged more than 12,000 hours providing tutoring and academic enrichment for students in underserved public schools in the Dallas Independent School District. Initially a community service program, the partnership has evolved into a true service learning opportunity in which […]
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Global languages set students apart
College admission offices are often surprised by applications from students at Albuquerque Academy, where transcripts carry a stunning variety of modern languages. Beginning as early as eighth grade, Albuquerque Academy students expand their horizons beyond more traditional languages by opting into a rotating group of offerings that has so far included Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, […]