We Challenge Minds
Independent schools offer challenging academics and engaging programs to help children develop a life-long love of learning.
Independent schools offer challenging academics and engaging programs to help children develop a life-long love of learning.
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Robotics Program in High Gear for Start of School-Year
The Robotics Program at Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) is flourishing across all three divisions. New robots and equipment have been purchased and teachers are trained and ready for the upcoming season. This year’s world competition will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, in April 2015, and students of all ages will keep that event in […]
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Creating Opportunities for Girls in Computer Science
In 2012-2013, the Online School for Girls prepared 14 girls to take the AP® Computer Science exam — more girls than were prepared by schools in 18 different states: New Hampshire, Iowa, Delaware, Rhode Island, Idaho, New Mexico, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Nevada, Vermont, Kansas, Louisiana, Alaska, North Dakota, Montana, Mississippi, and Wyoming (according to […]
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Wyoming Seminary STEM School marks two successful years
In two short years, Wyoming Seminary’s STEM School has had a transformative impact on Sem’s students, faculty, parents and the local community. New programs such as the STEM Lecture series, the STEM Foundations course for freshmen, STEM-tastic Saturdays at the Lower School, and STEM Science Nights at both Lower and Upper Schools are a only […]
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Middle School Students Use New Shakespeare App
At Poly Prep, on the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, Gail Karpf’s 7th grade English class was newly into the study of the Bard’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, using 21st-century technology. They were studying the 16th-century comedy using a new Shakespeare app on their iPads. Last year, Headmaster David B. Harman P’04, ‘06 introduced […]
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CSI: Walnut Hill
Many of us have seen a movie or television show in which forensic evidence was collected and interpreted. To the untrained eye, the actors seem to know what they’re doing. But, as good as it might look on screen, students who’ve taken Walnut Hill’s new Forensic Science elective can spot the inaccuracies in a heartbeat. […]
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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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McLean School. Transformational.
Success Starts Here. If your child is bright—but swimming against the current to learn—McLean School may be a great fit. We serve students with mild to moderate learning differences—including language-based differences, ADHD, or anxiety—who thrive in a kind, student-centered academic and social environment. We also serve traditional learners who simply do better with smaller classes, […]
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Young chemists at Oak Hill Academy, Lincroft, NJ
From Mrs. Cahalane, Science Teacher, Grades PK – 4: I begin teaching basic chemistry in PK at Oak Hill Academy. All students have the opportunity to use labware found in real chemistry laboratories: graduated cylinders, beakers, test tubes, pipettes, etc. Independent exploration is encouraged! I feel that children need to read about science, hear about […]
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Students at The Grosse Pointe Academy Become Scientists, Inventors and Innovators
Enjoy this animated introduction to The Grosse Pointe Academy’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiative. Watch how students used iPads and took advantage of the Innovation and Design Center to discover new ways to learn.
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iPad Program Puts Dana Hall on Leading Edge of Mobile Learning
Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Mass. launched a 1:1 iPad Program for students and faculty. Teachers adjusted their curricula accordingly, making sure that students get the most out of what the innovative devices have to offer. In just one school year, iPads have become an integral part of daily life at Dana Hall. Both in […]
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Kingsley’s Scholarship Video
A video that highlights the importance of Kingsley’s scholarship funding that affords students with the experience to participate in our unique, offering of the Foundational Decade– a blend of both innovative programming and proven Montessori methods that challenges and cultivates the best potential in every student.
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MAD Lab Inspires Children to Challenge Themselves – and Create
Rosemont School of the Holy Child in Rosemont, PA has created a cutting-edge space to ignite the Middle School student’s curiosity. The MAD (Media, Arts, Design) Lab has focused more on process than product by giving our students the opportunity to tinker, collaborate, and create. By manipulating objects, re-imagining them and creating something new out […]