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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...
kathleen McIntyre
Dec 9, 20212 min read


UE Starts Three Weeks of Giving and Light
Festivals of Light Around the World and a look at our Winter Solstice A study of Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Feast of Santa Lucia,...
shannon7481
Dec 6, 20212 min read


And we’re back!
I had to ask Ms. Belkis on Friday afternoon if we were just back one week since our break! We accomplish so much in a week. This week our...
Collette
Dec 5, 20211 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): Morals, Extinctions, and Masters
*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...
Derek Henig
Dec 3, 20213 min read


Work, Work, Work
Work, Work, Work One of the things I love about Montessori (and non-traditional schools like DGS) is the fact that it turns our...
Heidi Kelly
Nov 30, 20212 min read


MS Science & Engineering 11/29
Hey all! I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. It's hard to believe that we have only 3 short weeks before winter...
Ed Haponik
Nov 29, 20212 min read


Grateful for visitors
What an incredible November it has been! There have been days of pure magic when the sky was blue, the sun was warm, and the wind and...
judith2957
Nov 27, 20212 min read


A time for work (Sustainability, 11/15-19)
Turn, turn, turn. Our week began with Lower El creating wheels! Specifically the bases for phenology wheels. Phenology is the study of...

Paula Gross
Nov 19, 20211 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): Problem Solved
What an awesome week! We completed stories, caught up on some work, tested our engineering projects, and had an amazing time at the...
Derek Henig
Nov 19, 20212 min read


It's all about the leaves (Sustainability, Nov. 8-12)
Seriously, how could it be anything else this week? We spent our time in the woods in Sustainability, enveloped by a leafy cathedral of...

Paula Gross
Nov 12, 20212 min read


Future Peacemakers
This week we welcomed a new friend into our community. Nora, who is three and from California officially joined us today! We are very...
Collette
Nov 12, 20211 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): Endings, Obstacles, and Questions
This week, in the afternoon, we worked toward completing our stories, met a new challenge in engineering, and took some further steps on...
Derek Henig
Nov 12, 20212 min read


UE Connections and Gratitude - Ms. Shannon
Sometimes simple reflection is best. This week we spent time reflecting through intentional, mindful practice. We walked in nature and...
shannon7481
Nov 12, 20211 min read


Helllooooo November!
With the new month came mother nature’s reminder that it is, indeed, Autumn, and cooler weather is upon us! It was a definite transition...
Heidi Kelly
Nov 8, 20212 min read


MS Science & Engineering 11/8
Hey everyone! We weathered a chilly (but lovely) week in the MS cabin last week and neared the completion of our instructional unit on...
Ed Haponik
Nov 8, 20212 min read


Guess who's back, back again? UE Blog, tell a friend! ~ Ms. Shannon
This may have been our first full week back at school, but it is certainly not our most recent week of learning. Since mid October,...
shannon7481
Nov 7, 20212 min read


The Trickster
Greetings! If you haven't noticed, I've decided to do the blog every other week. A lot of what we do in Forest Explorers is to simply BE...
judith2957
Nov 7, 20212 min read


Sustainability (Nov.1-5)
Lower El students set the pace for Sustainability this week with a buzz of farm activity on Monday. Working in pairs they split up tasks...

Paula Gross
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Middle School (10/1 - 10/5)
This week middle school students began writing for our school newspaper, the Davidson Gateway. Our writing for the Gateway will be a part...
Maya Montemurro
Nov 5, 20212 min read
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