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Sustainability at a Glance
DGS Farmers Market Booth 3/16/24 First off, thank you so much to everyone who volunteered and came to support our students at the...
emily29939
Mar 22, 20243 min read


Sustainability at a Glance
This week, I've thoroughly enjoyed the glimpse of spring Mother Nature has given us. This wonderful weather has my heart feeling extra...
emily29939
Mar 8, 20242 min read


Sustainability at a Glance
Photo dump from the last few weeks! We have been working on quite the assortment of activities. In engineering, Lower Elementary explored...
emily29939
Feb 12, 20242 min read


Sustainability at a Glance
Lots has been going on the last two weeks of sustainability. We've dealt with some different weather conditions, from wind and rain, to...
emily29939
Jan 22, 20242 min read


Welcome Back from Winter Break
"Winter is a season of recovery and preparation." -Paul Theroux I sincerely hope you all had a restful winter break. Last week, Upper...
emily29939
Jan 8, 20242 min read


Farewell to Fall
This week, lower elementary said their farewell to fall. We discussed things that are prevalent in fall ranging from falling leaves, to...
emily29939
Nov 17, 20232 min read


Sound to Sea
Last week I had the privilege of traveling with Upper Elementary to the coast to learn about ecology on the barrier islands of North...
emily29939
Nov 9, 20232 min read


This Week at a Glance
This past week was an eventful one in the sustainability realm. Lower elementary students started off their week given the challenge to...
emily29939
Oct 30, 20232 min read


In Other Loft News ...... World Affairs Council of Charlotte
This year, Mr. Derek and I (Miss Patricia) joined the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as educators so that we may participate in their...
Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read
In Other Loft News.... Our UN Focus
To give a little background information....... In 2016, the United Nations ratified a declaration stating seventeen audacious goals that...
Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read


The Art of Knowing
Sustainability. It is something that is always evolving. It is something that requires effort. That's why over the past few weeks...
emily29939
Oct 16, 20232 min read


Sustainability at a Glance
I recently came across a quote from Jane Goodall. "You cannot get through a day without having an impact on the world around you." As I...
emily29939
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Sweet Sorrow
It's that part of a cycle - an ending to what has been. And the anticipation of what sweetness is yet before us, in the next turn of the...

Paula Gross
Jun 7, 20231 min read


Market-ing, 5/12
It's been a wonderful market season - I hope all of you have been out at least once to the Davidson Farmers Market to interact with our...

Paula Gross
May 12, 20232 min read


Dogwood Days 4/2
Spring brings so much growth and energy - we can feel it coursing through us and all around. And yet, it's the little details - the...

Paula Gross
Apr 2, 20231 min read


Grow and Share - Upper El
Last week, Upper El walked to the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson to deliver our school-grown kale. The kale was grown in the dome using...
shannon7481
Mar 13, 20231 min read


Sustainability, 2/15
"I've got work to do." This spirit of this refrain from one of my favorite "Ms. Kathleen" songs rises up joyfully in your children when...

Paula Gross
Feb 15, 20231 min read


Stirrings, 2/5
Can you feel the stirrings of spring? This week, even through the chill of February air, we heard and saw signs of a shift. The...

Paula Gross
Feb 5, 20232 min read


Global Goals and Food Webs (1/13)
Middle Schoolers are starting off the second semester of Sustainability by broadening their lens to the Global level. In 2015, the United...

Paula Gross
Jan 13, 20231 min read


Welcoming Winter (12/16)
It has felt like a time of wrapping up the last two weeks. Wrapping up projects, ourselves in more layers, and the calendar year. As we...

Paula Gross
Dec 16, 20221 min read
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