Welcome Fall
This week we began to delve into the changes we are beginning to see as we welcome in a new season! We are learning about the changes in...
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Patricia Hatch
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Middle School Blog Files
This past week we argued, debated, explored, researched, read, discussed, and learned. Whew! What a week! In HISTORY, groups to argued...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 24
- 1 min
Art + Mindfulness + Columbia SC!
How often do we experience something - like a beautiful piece of artwork, music, a sunset, a sweet encounter with someone else - and...
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Heidi Kelly
- Sep 24
- 1 min
Busy Bees (and Kids, and Teachers)
This week was such a whirlwind, as I look back at the pictures from earlier in the week, they seem like much further in the past than...
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Paula Gross
- Sep 24
- 1 min
Autumn Activity (Sustainability 9/24)
Candle-crafting with Ms. Kathleen What better way to mark the Fall Equinox than with a practical and historical winter-prep activity? Our...
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Ed Haponik
- Sep 23
- 1 min
MS Science & Engineering: 9/23
Happy Friday everyone (and happy belated equinox)! We had a fun, productive week in MS, albeit with a large number of our kids out...
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Collette
- Sep 23
- 2 min
Delicious Apples
Apples were such a big part of our work this week. On our work shelves we have an apple sewing card, a sewing worm, apple tonging, an...
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derek1447
- Sep 23
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Asteroids, Orbits, Missions & Typing!
I love it when my lesson plans are supported by the "World," especially when it aligns without forcing it. You'll understand what I mean...
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shannon7481
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Life is a Circle - The End of One Journey is the Beginning of the Next (UE Mornings)
This week, UE visited the Innovation Barn, part of Envision Charlotte. We learned about their mission to encourage innovation and improve...
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Paula Gross
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Circling back (Sustainability, 9/18)
This week in Sustainability we built upon the animal care lessons and farm work that began last week and added in the start of...
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derek1447
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Pendulums & Missions
This week, we explored energy transformation, had a fantastic field trip, and began a space-related research project. PENDULUMS: On...
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Heidi Kelly
- Sep 18
- 1 min
Beyond Labor Day
Dr. Maria Montessori was quoted as saying "the greatest sign of success for the teacher is to be able to say 'the children are now...
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Collette
- Sep 16
- 1 min
Fishing for worms
Ms. Paula introduced the children to the catfish and the worms in the dome. There were so many oooh’s and aaah’s as the catfish appeared...
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Patricia Hatch
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Middle School Blog Files
Week Four In ENGLISH: Students finished their origin story unit by comparing their myths with the scientific timeline of the creation of...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 16
- 1 min
The Power of Pause
This week‘s theme in mindfulness was to pause. I don’t think there could be a more profound practice. How do our children learn this? By...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 15
- 1 min
Upper Elementary Heads to Innovation Barn
The Innovation Barn…. Sounds like the perfect first field trip of the year for a group of innovative kids, right? Well, it was! The...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 12
- 1 min
DGS Community at the Lake!
Perfect weather, children laughing and splashing, great conversations and connecting… it could not have been a more perfect afternoon! A...
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Paula Gross
- Sep 11
- 1 min
It's ALL connected (Sustainability, 9/10)
We continued our reorientation to the DGS farm and natural community this week, and discovered that we are, indeed, a complex web of...
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Patricia Hatch
- Sep 11
- 3 min
Middle School Blog Files Week Three
As we settle in, there are the subtle signs that we’re becoming a community of learners. Students are building friendships, showing...
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Ed Haponik
- Sep 11
- 2 min
MS Science & Engineering: 9/11/22
We had a nice, productive week upstairs in MS Science & Engineering. Our dual-pronged focus at present is on learning the fundamental...
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