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Students at St. Paul’s School for Girls Build Living History Exhibit for Alumnae Weekend
Students in the Women’s History elective at St. Paul’s School for Girls (SPSG) partnered with the Development Office to create a Living History Exhibit on the history of SPSG, which was displayed for the school’s reunion weekend. Beginning with primary source research in the school’s archives, students brainstormed topics of interest, research questions, and initial […]
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Recycled Orchestra Brings Literacy to Life
Trash transformed into music in an interdisciplinary project that encouraged Corbett Prep students to flex their STEM skills, practice music composition and think globally. And it all began with a book. Students in first through fifth grade read “Ada’s Violin,” Susan Hood’s true story about the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura in Paraguay. Students learned that […]
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Fifth Grade Social Entrepreneurs: Putting Empathy Into Action
Want students to work hard? Give them a purpose. Buckley’s 5th grade social entrepreneurs did just that. The project was designed to inspire our students to empathize with an issue in need of attention, whether locally, nationally, or globally. The students learn about social enterprises and NGOs, microfinancing, and marketing; with this background, they created […]
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Oakhill Celebrates Cultural Diversity
Although there are small celebrations throughout the year where families and friends of Oakhill are invited to share their diverse heritage and backgrounds, we reserve one day a year to hold our large festival of colors, foods, dress, music, dance, and the people of Oakhill’s culturally rich community, the Global Celebration. This year’s celebration began […]
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Social Justice Slam and the Power Of Student Voice
Buckley Country Day School turned its auditorium into a showcase for some of its brightest young minds, sharing some of their most passionate work at the Social Justice Slam. It was certainly a night to remember, as students used their voices and imagery—through poetry and film about social issues and courageous human rights defenders—yielding results […]
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Computer lab to Innovation Lab
How do you teach kids about technology when they have had it at their fingertips since birth? Or instruct computer skills and digital citizenship when they are able to navigate apps and downloads, touch screen and web searches faster than most adults? The answer is you don’t. The computer lab – the one most of […]
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A Sandbox For The X-Box Generation
Based on a design concept and code provided by the UC Davis W.M. Keck Center for Active Visualization in the Earth Sciences, the Riverdale Country School faculty and staff built an augmented reality sandbox to create dynamic lessons in math, geography, and earth science. The device is comprised of: • A wooden sandbox structure built […]
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The Howard School Celebrates Georgia STEM Day
The Howard School celebrated Georgia STEM Day with its first-ever “Brain Day.” The school’s seniors led the younger students in STEAM activities throughout the day.
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Students Learn, Empathize, Gain Perspective Through School Partnership
Since establishing the Uptown Partnership, named for a nearby neighborhood, Latin School of Chicago’s teachers seek opportunities to develop meaningful connections that help students learn, enhance their empathy, and develop perspective. One example is an artistic collaboration between two groups of third graders—one from Brenda Friedman’s class at Latin, the other from Sabrina Severns’ class […]
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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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CANTON COUNTRY DAY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS VALUE GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY
Canton Country Day School students love learning through meaningful service experiences, both in and out of school. The Service Learning Program at CCDS is an opportunity for students in grades 6-8 to participate in public service by giving back to their community. One Friday morning per month is set aside to meet these needs. Fifth […]
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Student Collaboration Teaches Personal Responsibility
Seventh graders in Cary Academy’s Charger Trails program—named after the school mascot, a charger horse—are focused throughout the year on what does, or sometimes doesn’t, make collaboration work. There are student-led conferences to discuss goal-setting, a Thoughtless and Hurtful Language seminar, and a year-end trip to a YMCA camp in Black Mountain for more team […]