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Independent schools prepare students for success in college, career, and life.
Independent schools prepare students for success in college, career, and life.
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Career Pathways Excites Middle School Students About Their Future
Sixth graders gazed into their future thanks to the debut of a new Career Pathways event at Seven Hills. This “career day” style event began as a way for parents to volunteer their time by sharing professional expertise, and to give students a broader sense of how they might turn their interests, skills, and passions […]
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International Day of the Girl Film Fest
The Girls’ School of Austin celebrated International Day of the Girl with a Day of the Girl Film Fest on October 11th, 2017. Students watched movies staring inspirational women and characters including “Moana”, “Makers: Women in Space”, and “Miss Representation”.
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Burke's Students Harness Green Technologies
Sixth graders in Dr. Tone Rawlings’ science class recently tried out a technique that’s making international news when they attempted to make plastic-less, or edible, water bottles. The technology has been in the news quite a bit lately, as the British company Skipping Rocks Lab is prototyping a way to deliver vital hydration without using […]
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Saving Money with Solar Energy
If you think of the many ways a school impacts its community, you probably think about what’s going on inside its walls. But on top of the Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, its solar arrays are improving the local environment, saving the school money, and contributing to the education of its students. Lovett is an […]
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Students at Woodland School Share Advice on Creating Lasting Impact in the World
Students at Woodland School in Portola Valley, California, a preschool through eighth grade school, culminate their final year with a year-long interdisciplinary project known as Capstone. In this video, students explain Capstone and give share advice for other kids interested in creating lasting impact in the world.
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Freshmen Entrepreneurship Flourishes
A new Entrepreneurship class for Principia Upper School freshmen has unleashed a spirit of innovation. In this semester-long class, students identify and set up both for-profit and social enterprises—while developing a range of skills that will benefit them in all areas of life, not just in business. “Writing and developing other communication skills are essential […]
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An Inquiry-Based Election Study
Understanding that civic literacy has value long before one turns 18, Trevor holds a mascot election every four years to teach students about the electoral process in a highly tangible format. This year, the children were introduced to two candidates and provided a wealth of information on topics including campaigning and the electoral college. From […]
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Utah 7th Graders Help Plan the Park City of Tomorrow
After PCDS 7th graders’ participation in the Future Cities Competition this winter, they saw an opportunity to partner with a local non profit to engage the local community in thinking about planning for Park City’s own future. The Future Cities competition challenges students nationwide to consider planning for our future: transportation, waste management, water/land use, […]
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Middle School “Strangers” Become Friends in Global Exchange
November is a particularly busy time at Asia Pacific International School (APIS), whose mission is to educate “students who are able to bridge the gap between the East and the West, and are ready to welcome the challenges of the New Pacific Century.” That’s when their co-ed boarding school campus in Hauula, Hawaii, joyfully welcomes […]
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Milton Hershey School Students Attend Global Summit in Peru
A group of 25 Milton Hershey School high school students and four staff members recently returned from a 9-day international trip to Peru where they attended a Global Leadership Summit on Global Citizenship, organized by Education First. The two-day leadership summit gave students the opportunity to hear from world-renowned speakers, attend educational workshops, collaborate with […]
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Open Window School Student Experiment on the International Space Station
Three eighth grade scientists have experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity, witnessing the experiment they developed, Arabidopsis Germination in Martian Soil Simulant, fly to the International Space Station. The experiment investigates how Arabidopsis seeds germinate in simulated Martian soil (Hawaiian volcanic soil) under microgravity conditions. They are hoping the results will be useful for […]
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The Global Citizenship Institute Helps Students Create Action Plans to Address Issues of Local and Global Significance
Global citizenship is an essential part of education in our highly interconnected 21st century world. As students and teachers we have a responsibility to understand the impact of these interconnected systems on the world at large. The Global Citizenship Institute is is an innovative collaboration between Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria and St. Mark’s School […]