At DGS, service for and an intentional connection with our community hold a great significance. The Ada Jenkins Center is an excellent...

Sometimes the simplest things are the best! We took a trip to visit our close neighbors at Lake Norman State Park, and had such a...

On February 13, we took a trip uptown to the Mint Museum. What a wonderful experience! A special Thank You to Kelly Mitchem, who took...

We walked together as a class just down the street to visit "Hearts on Fiber", where the children had a weaving lesson. The children...

We were SO excited to be able to host Author Tameka Fryer Brown as we head into February and Black History Month. Ms. Brown is the...

Hi, everyone! Can you believe we're already over halfway through November? The past few weeks at school have been filled with exciting...

This week, we visited Charlotte’s Innovation Barn. https://envisioncharlotte.com/innovation-barn/  .  This is a space where businesses...

On Monday, we welcomed Veteran Bob Doran to our school.  Bob spent the first part of the morning in circle with upper elementary and...

For November, we headed off to the Schiele museum to learn about natural history. We visited lots of animal exhibits and then took a...

Our first stop was to the town Hall, where we learned about the building's history, met the mayor, and saw several rooms including the...

This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...

Only the most masterful artists can capture the nuances and feelings of a precious moment in time. Over our three-day adventure, we had...

Eagle sightings, frolicking at the base of a waterfall, hiking to the top of the mountain, singing around a campfire…. These are just...

We enjoyed a lovely nature walk with Ms. Paula to the greenway. We did some natural observation, discussed some of the things we...

Hello Green School! Since our last correspondence, middle school has adventured far and wide! We camped in tents under the fall foliage...

What an amazing day we had together at Carrigan Farms. I didn't know that the farm has been in existence since 1902. What an incredible...

15 middle schoolers 0 cells phones 7 wild ponies 5,000 ft elevation picnic 15 inspire journal entries 17 miles of Virginia Creeper Trails...

Protest (verb) - to make a formal declaration of opinion and usually of objection or complaint Upper Elementary has come into contact...

Months of planning, fundraising, and community meetings resulted in a coastal adventure filled with history, art, haunts, marine study,...

There are days on the top of Mount Mitchell, where you can see for 70 miles away. The clouds part and everything becomes clear. That was...