Kudos to Middle School!
For the past several years, middle school has taken the lead on inspiring and educating folks at Christmas in Davidson to recycle right....
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kathleen McIntyre
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Middle School Mountain Adventure
This month, middle schoolers had the quintessential fall mountain adventure - long-range views from the Appalachian Trail, a 17-mile bike...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Mar 21, 2021
- 1 min
Sustainability in Action!
Middle Schoolers took a fantastic trip to Boomerang Water, where Jason Dibble inspired them to be change-makers in the world. He...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Feb 14, 2021
- 1 min
We Are Water Protectors
After a month and a half of studying riparian zones and water quality, I hope the message of being a water protector lasts into our...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1 min
Sustainablity: Stream Restoration
This week’s focus was on why stream restoration is necessary. We discussed how streams are altered to accommodate human use, such as...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
Sustainability: Riparian Zones Rock
This week, whether on zoom or a field trip, students learned about the importance of riparian zones and how they function. We also...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Sustainability: Riparian Zones
Riparian zones are intriguing and valuable ecosystems, which happen to be an essential part of your child’s experience at DGS. Throughout...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
Sustainability: Maps and Chicks
We continued our study of maps this week by focusing our attention on topographic maps. Students learned about contour line...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 8, 2020
- 1 min
Sustainability: Map and Compass
Our Middle School has begun its micronation project. Mapping their “nation” is one aspect of this collaborative project. Taking the...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Oct 25, 2020
- 1 min
Sustainability: Candle Making
Our unit on embryonic development has come to an end and making candles was a great way to celebrate (candles were originally used to...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Oct 18, 2020
- 1 min
Sustainability: Egg Candling
We have embryonic action happening this week! After candling our chicken eggs, students discovered that only three eggs showed no...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
Sustainability: Incubating Eggs
The moment we have all been waiting for has arrived! The eggs are in their incubator and Upper Elementary students where the hens for...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 20, 2020
- 1 min
Sustainability: Egg Lab
After fall break, we will begin the exciting activity of incubating eggs. Before we launch into embryonic development, it is helpful to...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
Pickling Day
Dr. Montessori emphasized the importance of using real tools and engaging with purposeful activities. This fosters young people’s...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min
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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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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