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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...
kathleen McIntyre
Nov 2, 20211 min read


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...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 27, 20211 min read


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...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 24, 20211 min read


Opening Ceremony
Today has been a beautiful day of celebrating, reconnecting, and making new friends. A super sweet moment from this morning’s ceremony...
kathleen McIntyre
Aug 23, 20211 min read


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...
kathleen McIntyre
Nov 4, 20202 min read


Sustainability: Egg Candling
We have embryonic action happening this week! After candling our chicken eggs, students discovered that only three eggs showed no...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 18, 20201 min read


Pickling Day
Dr. Montessori emphasized the importance of using real tools and engaging with purposeful activities. This fosters young people’s...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 13, 20201 min read


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...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 6, 20201 min read


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...
kathleen McIntyre
Aug 30, 20201 min read


Cycles
Over the past few weeks, we have been studying the hydrologic cycle as well as the carbon cycle. Cycles show how interconnected elements...
kathleen McIntyre
Feb 19, 20201 min read


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...
kathleen McIntyre
Feb 5, 20201 min read


Social Emotional Learning
What is most foundational to who we are as a school community is the social-emotional well-being of our students.
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 20, 20202 min read


Civic Engagement
Our students' enthusiasm and commitment for making this community and world a better place is inspiring. Since the start of this school...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 6, 20203 min read


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...
kathleen McIntyre
Dec 8, 20192 min read


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...
kathleen McIntyre
Nov 17, 20191 min read


Bacteria… the good guys
These microscopic organisms do so much good, from breaking down fish waste in our aquaponics system to decomposing our food waste. We...
kathleen McIntyre
Nov 10, 20191 min read


Upper Elementary giving back to Davidson
After thoughtful design and lessons on proper planting of trees and shrubs, we headed to the Flat Iron Garden this week to plant...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 31, 20191 min read


Fall Overnight Field Trip: Upper Elementary
Magical is the word that best describes upper’s elementary field trip to Barrier Island Sea Camp. What was most amazing about this trip...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 29, 20191 min read


Fall Overnight Field Trip: Lower Elementary
Our annual trip to Camp Rockmont, nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina, was filled with adventure and community. This trip...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 29, 20191 min read


Fall Equinox Celebration
This week our DGS community celebrated the fall equinox. Traditionally this is a time of gratitude for the harvest as summer comes to a...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 26, 20191 min read
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