Videos
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How Exchanges Become Inspiration
In 2010, Flintridge Preparatory School’s Nicaragua Initiative was envisioned as a typical summer exchange program, with five Spanish students travelling to Managua. The passionate involvement of one participant — rising senior Naomi Hatanaka — provided inspiration that continues today, says Spanish teacher Manuel Nuñez, who oversees the program. “I didn’t have an awareness of what […]
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6th Graders Build SeaPerch Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles
Amid a flurry of excitement and activity, the sixth graders built SeaPerch underwater remotely operated vehicles in science class this fall. They then put their work to the test by attempting to successfully run their vehicles through hoops, into crates, and all around a large pool. “When I told the students they would be building […]
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MIT Edgerton Center/Meadowbrook eurekaLab Collaboration
The MIT Edgerton Center has joined with Meadowbrook in its initiative to integrate design thinking and making into the curriculum, professional development, and school culture. In return, Meadowbrook will be a testing site for the Edgerton Center for developing K-8 curriculum and serve as a model program for future independent school collaborations.
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Hands-on History: Standing on the Timeline of Human History
The timelines that historians use to visualize change over time can be baffling to sixth graders. How can a person who has been alive for eleven years conceptualize millions of years of life on earth? Or understand how comparatively brief man’s time on earth has been? “I always taught the concepts of scale and sense […]
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Dia de los Muertos: Celebrating Our Community
Each year CDS students and their families participate in the creation of Día de los Muertos altars on the first floor of our main school building and in the preschool classrooms. El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a holiday celebrated in Mexico, Latin American countries, and right here in San Francisco, is […]
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Principia France Trip Takes Experiential Learning to the Next Level
“What if . . . ?” That simple question planted a seed that quickly blossomed into an extraordinary collaboration and cross-curricular learning opportunity for 23 Principia Upper School students who participated in a weeklong educational trip to Paris and northwestern France in October. Inspired, in part, by a set of Upper School trips to the […]
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Trout in the Classroom
Inspired science teacher, Carole Wright, brought the Trout in the Classroom Program to Valley School of Ligonier in 2013. Each November, the trout eggs arrive with much celebration in order to engage the entire campus in the important responsibility of raising the native Brook Trout from eggs. Students take the lead in sorting and counting […]
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Burke’s Young Earthquake Engineers
Thanks to a grant from GirlsRISE.net and the California Academy of Sciences, eighth graders from Katherine Delmar Burke School participated in a day-long design/build engineering challenge at the Academy of Sciences. The activities for the girls focused on structural engineering and architectural design for earthquake safety.
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French Cooking Lesson
Students at The Rumson Country Day School take their World Language classes very seriously! Taking knowledge of a second language outside of the classroom and having fun with it is not just encouraged…It’s part of the curriculum. Enjoy as this upper school student teaches us how to make a classic French dish: crepes! Bon Appetit!
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Facing Fear of Nature
Spending a semester away at Conserve School in the heart of Wisconsin’s Northwoods can be a bit scary. To help students understand and overcome their fears English teacher Jeff Rennicke begins each semester with an exploration of the origins of fear of the wilderness. Jeff tells his students, “whether we realize it or not, fear […]
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Brimmer and May Students Launch Digital News Site
At 7:45 a.m., students launched The Gator (BMGator.com), the student news site of Brimmer and May. Replete with not just written content, but also podcasts, videos, photos, live stream, and other interactive content, viewers will enjoy prime access to campus news and events. The site runs on WordPress, the same platform that powers many of […]
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My Miriam Story: Clayton
The real value of Miriam School is best understood in the changed lives of its students. Miriam helps children who are struggling in school unlock their potential. Hear from Clayton in his own words, along with his Mother’s, about finding a place to belong at Miriam School. “It’s not how you start…it’s how you finish.”