Challenging Edges - the Upper Elementary Way
Upper Elementary began their adventure to Green River Preserve with 3 goals: 1. Have Fun 2. Challenge your edges. It is always...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Self-soothing Strategies - the breath
For the past month, we have focused on building emotional vocabulary. When young people can identify how they feel, they can better...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Tracks... and Social Emotional Learning
The only footprints you see here are from wildlife. But underneath the snow is thousands of children's tracks, headed towards the circle...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
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
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Birdseed Gratitude Walk
All is silent, except for little feet crunching leaves and the sound of birdseed landing on the ground. With each step, my shoulders...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Upper Elementary Overnight Adventure - Sound to Sea
Our Sea and Sound explorers made many wonderful discoveries as they learned about the barrier island’s variety of ecosystems and the...
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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
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
First Overnight Trip of the Year!
The week Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not only...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Opening Ceremony
Today has been a beautiful day of celebrating, reconnecting, and making new friends. A super sweet moment from this morning’s ceremony...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Top Five Cold Weather Pro Tips:
1. Dress in layers and have them labeled. A warm-core will help their extremities stay warmer. Count the layers that they wear 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
- 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
- Feb 19, 2020
- 1 min
Cycles
Over the past few weeks, we have been studying the hydrologic cycle as well as the carbon cycle. Cycles show how interconnected elements...
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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 21, 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
- Dec 8, 2019
- 2 min
Cornell Back Yard Feeder Watch
This week, DGS kicked off our data collection for Cornell’s Backyard Feeder Watch. Before we got into the nuts and bolts on the...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 18, 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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