We Encourage Exploration
Independent schools encourage students to learn about the world and about themselves.
Independent schools encourage students to learn about the world and about themselves.
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Celebrating Reading & Writing
An exciting venture into Balanced Literacy was reading many versions of the Gingerbread Boy. The diverse cultures featured practice in recognizing character traits, comparing and contrasting, and creatively changing the ending…a fun and creative way to celebrate reading and writing during December.
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Visiting the Polar Bears
To inspire the love of learning in students, teachers also need to continue exploring. Effectively modeling life-long learning for the students, my school awarded me a grant for experiential professional development. I was sent on an adventure of a lifetime to visit “The Polar Bear Capital of the World.” In late October and early November, […]
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Coral Classroom
I always think that one of the biggest benefits of working at an independent school is the autonomy that we get as teachers. When I moved into the fifth grade teaching position, I was encouraged to develop a focus on oceans. I had seen some great activities on ocean acidification and coral bleaching that I […]
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Students Share Native American and Jewish Traditions in Special Partnership
Over the last three years, a partnership between The Lippman School and the Northern Cheyenne Nation in southeast Montana has taken students’ cultural awareness, appreciation, and understanding to a much higher level. Shared learning experiences, both in and around the Lippman campus and on the Cheyenne reservation, have given students some new perspectives—about each other, […]
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Level 6 Choral Concert Honors Nelson Mandela
In the afternoon of December 5, Level 6 students culminated their trimester of Performing Arts with their annual Choral Concert. This class was not just about singing; it was about history, art, poetry, equality, and peace. It was about the Land and Music of South Africa, and about the amazing man, Nelson Mandela. It could […]
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Stoneleigh-Burnham Girls Learn to Code
Stoneleigh-Burnham School students are participating in “Hour of Code 2103” as part of National Computer Science Education Week, celebrated Dec. 9-15. Taylor Williams, STEaM coordinator, science teacher and 9th grade class dean, gave an overview of Hour of Code to Stoneleigh-Burnham students, faculty and staff. Designed to introduce basic computer coding to 10 million people, […]
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Spanish Students Share in Community and Cultural Event
Students at Sandia Preparatory School’s Spanish 4 class were eager to share a photo essay exhibit with the local community. They wanted to invite local members of the community to engage in the practice of honoring the deceased through images, music, and food. The exhibition, entitled Día de los muertos, celebrated the lives of loved […]
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The Archaeological Dig
The 9th grade Archaeological Dig is designed for ninth grade students as part of their World History class and provides students with a hands-on approach to the study of ancient cultures. In partnership with the Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Anthropology Department, students learn how flintknappers made stone tools, used stone drills to make pendants, and […]
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Green Valley: A Metropolitan Community
Second graders at The Ellis School participate in a cross-disciplinary project-based learning unit each year where they design and build a model of a metropolitan community. In their roles as city planners, students made decisions about the placement of their newly constructed services in the Central Business District, city or suburban neighborhoods or outlying areas. […]
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Lower School Mandarin Students
At Westchester Country Day School, we introduce world languages and exposure to other cultures at a young age. Our students begin their study of Spanish and Mandarin Chinese languages and cultures in Pre-Kindergarten, build on it yearly, and expand their studies into the college-level courses offered in Upper School. WCDS also offers many opportunities for […]
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The Power of Home Made Play Dough
Play dough is a staple in a preschool classroom. The opportunity to roll, smush, pinch, pat, mold, mush, and make with it provides endless possibilities for young children. It also provides valuable learning opportunities related to fine and gross motor skills, creativity, language, and social development. But making play dough? Well, that takes the whole […]
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Experiential Learning on the Water
Experiential Learning on the Water 10/7/2013 Mr. Willy Fluharty “Yes, you are the sum of your experiences. Each new experience is just another building block in the foundation of your personality. That is why we are embarking on the Schooner Virginia for this weekend adventure. You may not like it, you may love it, either […]