Videos
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Exploration Week
Once each semester (mid-September in fall, late May in spring), students and staff pack up and head out for multi-day backcountry camping trips (five nights, six days). These trips are opportunities to explore magnificent Northwoods natural areas, build confidence in outdoor skills, and study in the “outdoor classroom”. Students and staff, in groups of 8 […]
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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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Theatre Week Unleashes Can-Do Spirit and Creativity
Principia Middle School recently implemented its first-ever Theatre Week. For their production of “Mulan, Jr.,” students did everything—sets, costumes, audio, and, of course, singing, dancing, and acting. Hear what our students thought about taking this Disney hit from script to stage in a week.
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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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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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The Hill School's Wallach Scholarship for Military Families Wants a Few Good Potential Leaders
Amelia Sniffin, Hill ’19, was the first ever recipient of the Wallach Family Military Scholarship, created through an endowment from alumnus Marshall Wallach ’61 and his wife and sons. This scholarship funds an annual need-based scholarship that can cover up to 100 percent of each recipient’s demonstrated need. The award, provided by the Wallachs to […]
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Planting Seeds at Seven Hills School, CA
Inspired by the work of Nimo Patel and in support of our growing orchard and garden program, the students of Seven Hills share a message of hope for the future…
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We Believe in Kent School
Each year our Head of School, Nancy Mugele chooses a “Word of the Year.” This year she selected BELIEVE. At Kent School, we use the word BELIEVE to inspire our students, teachers, and families to BELIEVE in the many facets of educational excellence, strong moral character, joy in our community and of course, to BELIEVE […]
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Chandler School in Pasadena Teaches Earth Science Through Investigations
Chandler School in Pasadena, California offers a sixth-grade earth science class to get students excited about the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere. Teacher J.J. Newman recently guided students in a weathering-erosion-deposition station rotation investigation. Students explored major geological processes by imitating natural forces (using items like sand, a hair dryer, and a big ice cube). Then, […]
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Why Shakespeare?
We’ve all seen it lately. Students – and adults – leaning over, glued to their mobile devices. It is so prevalent that there is a medical term defining it; text neck. More worrisome is the fear that students are not gaining the social skills necessary to succeed in a global world where collaboration and communication […]
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Mission Possible: "Escape the Room" Comes To The Middle School
Popular with gamers and Wall Streeters alike, “Escape the Room” is a physical adventure challenge in which players solve a series of puzzles using a variety of problem-solving skills and strategies. Think Mission Impossible in a very cool space. This year, the 8th grade is piloting a boxed version of the game to give students […]
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Students Hone Leadership, Collaborative Skills in Challenging “Call to Adventure”
For about one-third of every school year, participants in the “Call to Adventure” Affinity Group at South Kent School challenge themselves and develop strong leadership skills through activities such as making small cliff/waterfall jumps, navigating caves, and climbing mountains. One example occurs each spring, when a group of 11th, 12th, and post-graduate students aims for […]