The science behind food preservation
By understanding the conditions in which bacteria thrive, students could solve the problem of how to eat a locally grown cucumber at...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Aug 30, 2020
- 1 min
Sustainability 101
What is Sustainability? I ask this question often. Students offer lots of examples, but I want to make sure they understand the why...
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Jennifer Jakubecy
- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
Lower Elementary August 17-21: Galaxies and Stars!
We have had an amazing week in Lower Elementary! The children have been very diligent about learning and following all our new hygiene...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Feb 5, 2020
- 1 min
Bunny Love
We have two new amazing DGS community members, who happen to be super fluffy. This week, each group has been learning about how to care...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
Social Emotional Learning
What is most foundational to who we are as a school community is the social-emotional well-being of our students.
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kathleen McIntyre
- Jan 6, 2020
- 3 min
Civic Engagement
Our students' enthusiasm and commitment for making this community and world a better place is inspiring. Since the start of this school...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 20, 2019
- 1 min
Connecting the Pieces
Our focus for the past couple of weeks has been bacteria, with the end game of understanding the microbiology of our aquaponics system. ...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 17, 2019
- 1 min
Is Davidson Recycling Right? DGS found out!
This week, Middle School Students presented to leaders in Davidson on the information they gathered along with lower elementary on if...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 10, 2019
- 1 min
Bacteria… the good guys
These microscopic organisms do so much good, from breaking down fish waste in our aquaponics system to decomposing our food waste. We...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Oct 29, 2019
- 1 min
Fall Overnight Field Trip: Lower Elementary
Our annual trip to Camp Rockmont, nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina, was filled with adventure and community. This trip...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 6, 2019
- 1 min
Sustainablity: Who is doing the work? Turning organic matter into a resource
Our undervalued little friends should be the recipients of much gratitude. They care for one of the most important natural processes…...
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Jennifer Jakubecy
- Aug 31, 2019
- 2 min
Lower Elementary Week of Aug 26th
Lower Elementary had a very busy second week of school. We started Spanish, Sustainability, Yoga, Engineering, Music, Drama,Morning...
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Jennifer Jakubecy
- Aug 25, 2019
- 2 min
Lower Elementary Week of August 20th
Welcome back to school! We had a great week together as we reconnected with friends and welcomed a new friend, Michael Kahrs, to our...
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