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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The Tapestry of Art and Science by Annette Calloway
Think of a school as a colorful tapestry. Look closely and you will see the beautiful repeating threads of art and music in the students’ daily experiences. In a 21st century school, technology is another vibrant thread; it is a medium for innovation as students tap both their imaginations and their problem-solving skills. Dr. Loretta […]
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First Graders Get a Taste for Programming with Bee-Bots
If you haven’t heard of Bee-Bots yet – just ask a Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) first grader! Students are using measurement, calculation, strategy and more to program these small bee-shaped robots to drive through mazes and number charts. The teamwork and programming skills they are learning at this young age will carry over to […]
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Chandler School Teacher Attends White House Event with First Lady Michelle Obama
Jenn Johnson, a third-grade teaching assistant at Chandler School in Pasadena, attended a White House event hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. The event was billed as “A Conversation on the Health of our Nation’s Youth.” Johnson, together with Chandler third-grade teacher Shelby Montevirgen, has created a classroom where students hop, skip, crawl, balance, jump, […]
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Admiral Farragut Academy sends students to GatorMUN for the first time
On January 30, 10 students from Farragut participated in the 13th Annual GatorMUN Conference, the yearly conference of the University of Florida Model United Nations organization that brings together high school students from Florida and Georgia to discuss international issues. Modeled after the United Nations, GatorMUN prides itself on providing “a learning experience unlike any […]
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Living Latin at Wayland Academy
Wayland Academy’s Junior Classical League team provides students with a chance to engage with the classics and Latin in a way that is fun, inspiring, and meaningful. After months of preparation, they gather at the Wisconsin State Conference and compete against schools from throughout the state in challenges that encourage knowledge, creativity, and the ability […]
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The Topic of “Water” is Discussed During Kent Place School’s Global Perspectives Day
On Wednesday, February 24, Kent Place Primary School hosted its school-wide Global Perspectives Day. This year’s theme, “Water,” allowed students, faculty and staff to learn about and discuss the various ethical, global, scientific, historical, nutritional, literary, technological and cultural issues surrounding water. The half-day event was celebrated exclusively by the Preschool and the Primary School, […]
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Thrilling Moments Through Physics
At Riverdale Country School, physics students learn design thinking alongside the laws of motion. The assignment goes like this: Design and construct a roller coaster that features at least three of these thrills – drop, turn, loop, or jump. Provide calculations to prove that each of the thrills works. In theory, the total amount of […]
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An Immigrant’s Journey: Drawing Connections Across the Curriculum
Taking inspiration from the popular Flat Stanley stories of the early grades, a fifth grade project at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, FL reimagined the iconic character to help students study the immigrant experience at Ellis Island in the late 1800s. Charged with creating a character and developing a story for him or her, […]
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Students Spaceflight Experiment Heading to Space Station
400 students…209 proposals…35 semi-finalists…3 finalists…and then there was one team: Skylar Jordan and Amanda Kay, sophomores whose experiment “Shewanella oneidensis and Iron Ions in Microgravity” was selected to go to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year. Students in grades 8-12 participated in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) at Bullis, developing proposals for […]
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Kent Place Students Present Their Research at Bioethics Project Symposium
More than 500 guests visited Kent Place School’s campus for its fourth annual Bioethics Project Symposium on Friday, February 12. The Symposium was a culminating event which marked the end of an intensive program developed through a partnership with The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School and The Hastings Center in Garrison, NY. The event […]
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Latin, Greek, and Life Lessons with Dr. Lake at The Hill School
At The Hill School, our faculty support students in the classroom, on the playing fields, in the dorms, on the stage, and in the community. We created a series of videos that profile our dedicated faculty members who embrace what it means to live and learn at The Family Boarding School. In this video, Patrick […]
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“Flipped” AP Calculus Class Reimagines Learning
The “flipped” AP Calculus classroom at Bullis School shifts the mindset of what a traditional math class looks like, and it’s helped students become more independent, less-stressed learners. Lessons are studied at home, and “homework” is done in class. Back in 2010, teacher Stacey Roshan decided to completely change the classroom dynamic, starting with how […]