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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Innovative Programs Engage Students in Global Action
“Inquiry, Innovation, and Impact” are themes woven into Mount Vernon Presbyterian School’s mission statement, which is why students in grades 9-12 annually complete an (i)Project. These projects are driven by curiosity and passion, and real-world purpose inspires the work. Last year, students in the Technology, Engineering, and Design class, in collaboration with the global volunteer […]
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Students Use Knowledge and Power in Community Service
The Community and Global Citizenship program at Albuquerque Academy requires students to integrate community service into their educational journeys. Three years ago, Samsara Durvasula, Shannon Fonseca, and Elizabeth Moeser began working closely with a local Burundi refugee family, helping the children and their parents learn the skills needed to succeed in the United States. The […]
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Students Extend Kindness, Respect in International Service Trips
Each spring, groups of 12-16 Wasatch Academy students participate in two-week international service trips. Recent adventures have included China, India, Costa Rica, Panama, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The program is in keeping with the school’s mission to bridge the gap between diverse groups of individuals by living in a culture of kindness. Students have helped to […]
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Engaging Alumni: The School of Today
Graduates of ‘Iolani School return to campus to experience being students again. While they discover that ‘Iolani’s excellence is being perpetuated, they also learn about the fun, innovative and creative ways students of today are learning. Alumni visit the Sullivan Center for Innovation and Leadership where real-world studies take place each day.
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Students Share Their Identities in Conversations About Race
When faced with a disagreement with a friend, do students know how to respond? Do some feel they can’t talk about race for fear of making others uncomfortable? Are there differences in their academic and social experience based on race? Students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School begin to discuss ethics at an early age, and […]
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Semester Program Empowers Students To Become Change Agents
High school juniors accepted into the Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki spend half a year using the natural world as their laboratory, learning the patterns and details of Maine’s coastal ecosystems and discovering how best to form environmentally sustainable communities. The curriculum also allows students to remain on track with academic coursework at their own […]
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4th grade students respond to the needs of others
In September, after hearing about the devastating northern California Valley and Butte fires as they were simultaneously occurring, Seven Hills 4th graders decided they needed to help the survivors. As one student seriously explained, “With such a colossal problem so close to home, our 4th grade classes couldn’t just sit back and watch.” Instead, they […]
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Children Share their Wish for the World
As children returned to Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ) this September, they had an opportunity to share their wishes for the world–in their words–on a large board exhibited in the school hallway.
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Finding Community In Science
How does industrial waste create stress on coastal wildlife? For the last eight summers, the Lisman Research Laboratories at the Riverdale Country School has been investigating the effects of environmental contaminants on organisms native to the Bronx River estuary. On a recent June day, Dr. Rachel Cox, a biology teacher and director of the lab, […]
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Community Service Heroes
This week, seven Ranney Lower School students and one Middle School student were named Heroes of the Week by a local breast cancer charity called Breast Intentions. The students—second graders James Lawson, Gavin Jones, Cole Serrapica, Sophia Behar, Henry Alston and Desmond Pepe along with sixth-grader Sam Alston and fourth-grader Andrew Pepe—decided on their own […]
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The Ethel Walker School to Launch Nation’s First All-Girls Horizons Program
Individuals and organizations from the Hartford, Connecticut community recently gathered at the Hartford Public Library Kitchen Cafe for the inaugural Horizons Heroes Breakfast to learn more about Horizons at The Ethel Walker School, Hartford’s first Horizons program and the first all-girls Horizons site in the country. Horizons is a nationally recognized program with a 50-year […]
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Walker’s Middle School Students Give Back to Children in Need
This year, middle school students at The Ethel Walker School have been supporting The Village for Families and Children, a non-profit agency that helps vulnerable children and families in greater Hartford, Connecticut. Through bake sales, students have raised money to support field trips and food for the children that The Village serves. The Village’s Director […]