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...

Last Friday, Upper El held their first ever Upper El-lympics. (Shout out to Ed for the clever naming.) If we back up a bit, this idea...

Over the last three weeks, Upper El students have worked in small groups to study the three branches of our federal government: ...

This past weekend, we welcomed the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. For our first peace circle of the week, I read to the...

You never know how an overcast rainy day will affect the class. This past Monday, Upper El spent the morning work cycle peacefully...

Writing takes on many forms in Upper El. From journaling and weekly letter writing to research, poetry and creative stories. Part of...

In Upper El there are three student-led committees: Student Board, Culinary and Care of Environment. Committee members change three...

This is the beginning of something special. From the very first day of school, there was a wonderful energy in our Upper Elementary...

For our peace circle yesterday, upper elementary students researched Tibetan Prayer Flags. The flags carry mantras including peace,...

As you can imagine, we've talked a lot about grief this year. After we came back from the February break, the children honored me with...

These kids have been weaving since January using a peg loom. They chose the colors and Mr. Matt provided materials and set us up in the...

Q: What do you get when you mix art, math and geometry, geography, science, engineering, research and current events together? A: Upper...

This year, spring began on March 19th, a day earlier than usual. Why? It’s a leap year! This gave upper el students the opportunity to...

Students recently shared their book report projects with their classmates. Everyone read a book of choice and selected a project they...

On Fridays, UE typically focuses our morning writing on gratitude. Last Friday, we turned that into a rainbow. What are we grateful for?...

Last week we welcomed Ms. Paula to our classroom for a special lesson. We learned about climates and food harvesting. In our discussion...

On most Thursdays, Upper Elementary writes thank you letters to friends and family. Today, they were given the assignment of writing...

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

Maria Montessori wrote the above titled book. A key aspect that came from her observations of children is that children seek growth...