Over the last week, and during this very short week, we made a lot of progress on our stories, our Mission Specialist Project, explored...

I love it when my lesson plans are supported by the "World," especially when it aligns without forcing it. You'll understand what I mean...

This week, UE visited the Innovation Barn, part of Envision Charlotte. We learned about their mission to encourage innovation and improve...

This week, we explored energy transformation, had a fantastic field trip, and began a space-related research project. PENDULUMS: On...

The Innovation Barn…. Sounds like the perfect first field trip of the year for a group of innovative kids, right? Well, it was! The...

Perfect weather, children laughing and splashing, great conversations and connecting… it could not have been a more perfect afternoon! A...

This week we started with a recap on the force of gravity, learned some chess, explored promises in story writing, and entered into the...

UE has continued to explore making connections. As we read along in Song for a Whale, we also listened to actual whale songs. They...

We started our week discussing the delay for the Artemis I launch and its reasons. The new launch attempt is Saturday! Then, we shifted...

It is wonderful to be back in UE. Our first days have been filled with the usual logistics, starting work and most of all, creating...

Our First week back was fantastic! It was so good to see everyone and for our new group to come together in our new space. We spent some...

Upper Elementary began their adventure to Green River Preserve with 3 goals: 1. Have Fun 2. Challenge your edges. It is always...

This week we worked hard on our Science Fair Reports and finished our conversation on carrying capacity and the flow of energy. We made...

Strap in because I may or may not have fallen behind on my blog writing and may or may not have a lot to catch you up on. Ok, I did, and...

Last week was certainly a different kind of week to say the least, but we still accomplished a lot! On Monday, we explored a plot device...

This week we worked on finalizing our Science Fair procedures, so the steps of our experiments are clear. Then we went deep into a...

This week, students finished up their stories from last week, began research for the Science Fair, and continued answering our question...

*I guess I didn't really take pictures this week? Oops! That's all I've got! This week, we explored writing stories with a message or...

What an awesome week! We completed stories, caught up on some work, tested our engineering projects, and had an amazing time at the...

This week, in the afternoon, we worked toward completing our stories, met a new challenge in engineering, and took some further steps on...