We Strengthen Communities
Independent schools take an active role in their communities, encouraging children to contribute to the greater good.
Independent schools take an active role in their communities, encouraging children to contribute to the greater good.
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Indian Springs Theatre presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Tickets to Indian Springs’ fall play, The Laramie Project, are now available for advance purchase online! The show, which will be presented October 12–14 in Springs’ John Badham Theater, tells the story of Matthew Shepard, who was fatally beaten in a hate crime in the town of Laramie, Wyoming, in October 1998. Springs’ performances will […]
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Canton Country Day School partners with Habitat for Humanity
As a part of the Canton Country Day School Service Learning Program, the eighth grade class volunteers at Habitat for Humanity, a tradition for ten years now. The Class of 2018 made the decision to donate to the community for their class gift which is normally given back to the school. This year, $1700 was […]
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Students Learn, Empathize, Gain Perspective Through School Partnership
Since establishing the Uptown Partnership, named for a nearby neighborhood, Latin School of Chicago’s teachers seek opportunities to develop meaningful connections that help students learn, enhance their empathy, and develop perspective. One example is an artistic collaboration between two groups of third graders—one from Brenda Friedman’s class at Latin, the other from Sabrina Severns’ class […]
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CANTON COUNTRY DAY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS VALUE GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY
Canton Country Day School students love learning through meaningful service experiences, both in and out of school. The Service Learning Program at CCDS is an opportunity for students in grades 6-8 to participate in public service by giving back to their community. One Friday morning per month is set aside to meet these needs. Fifth […]
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Principia International Student Month Highlights Diversity and Unity
For many years, Principia Upper School has hosted an International Student Week, celebrating the many countries and cultures represented among the student body. This year, the students and their advisors put together a month-long celebration. “No one thing defines us” is the theme chosen by the international students, who make up 11 percent of the […]
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Kent School An Early Leader in Making Caring Common with Harvard GSE
Kent School is among the nation’s first schools and the only Preschool through Grade 8 school in Maryland to join a new national campaign to mobilize middle and high schools to prepare young people to be constructive community members and citizens who create a better world. Led by Harvard’s Making Caring Common project, the Caring […]
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Students Explore Climate Change’s Effect, Local Responses, Ethical Ramifications
In Watershed School’s Global Climate Change course, juniors are introduced to the science of past and present changes, how human societies could be affected in the future, how governments are responding to what is known, and the issue’s ethical ramifications. It culminates in a class project with a practical component that also educates the public. […]
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Students Engage With the Natural World, Their Local Community in Life Science Class
Last fall, students in Bozeman Field School’s life science class used conceptual work, local field visits, and conversations with experts to gather stories and gain a deeper understanding of the question, “What impacts community?” Science teachers Dalton McCurdy and Tory Dille designed the curriculum to allow their students to hone critical thinking skills while engaging […]
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Giving the Gift of Kindness
While most students enjoy snacks, games, and fun with friends and parents during school parties, one Northland classroom had a much different experience this year. Oakhill Day School’s second-grade class taught by Mrs. Laura Pearce decided that instead of celebrating the upcoming winter break with a party, they would have fun by giving back. In […]
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Students Plant Seeds, Grow Empathy, Care for Others Through Community Service
Throughout the year, students at The Bright School bring canned goods, donate change, and harvest produce from their on-campus garden to give to a local food pantry that helps those in need in the community. The youngest students plant and harvest vegetables in the Early Childhood Gardens, designated last year as the first Katie’s Krops […]
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#GRA17 – Making Connections Through Reading
Author and teacher Pernille Ripp had the idea for the Global Read Aloud in 2010. In its first year, 150 students read “The Little Prince” out loud through 60 different facilitators. The project has grown dramatically since its beginning, now including over one million students across the world. This is the first year Oakhill has […]
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Innovative Literature Course Examines Voice, Community, Service
This year, juniors in Kent Denver School’s English classes are researching, designing, proposing, and executing service projects that require them to think explicitly about their own values and communities — family, places of worship, school, city, state, country, and even the world. Before school began, they got a flavor for what was to come through […]