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Festival of Lights
This week we learned about the Indian festival of Diwali (festival of lights) which began on Thursday November 4th and continues for a...
Collette
Nov 5, 20211 min read


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


Witch's Brew
Last week was quite the whirlwind. Noah’s family donated small pumpkins for the children to use, so we did pumpkin painting! A big...
Heidi Kelly
Nov 1, 20212 min read


MS Science & Engineering 11/1
Happy post-Halloween, parents and pals! Hoping the sugar-coma is going splendidly. These past few weeks, MS has been hard at work...
Ed Haponik
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Halloween, Halloween what does it mean?
A four day week that was filled with anticipation for Halloween. Pumpkins were painted and looked so cool! Thanks to Adrienne (Laban’s...
Collette
Oct 30, 20211 min read


Among the trees (Sustainability, Oct. 29)
It was a quiet week in Sustainability, with the Monday holiday and Upper El on their beach field trip. Middle schoolers finally got...

Paula Gross
Oct 29, 20212 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): Point A to Point B
Upper El may be on their field trip, but that doesn't mean nothing's happened this week! Last week, students finished writing their...
Derek Henig
Oct 29, 20212 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


Osiyo from the Forest!
October 11 was Indigenous People Day, so we focused on the cultures of our indigenous neighbors, the Cherokee and Catawba. (Osiyo means...
judith2957
Oct 25, 20212 min read


Sustainability Oct.11-20
The first day of Autumn may have been a month ago, but now- mid-October, feels like change. Changing leaves, changing breezes, changing...

Paula Gross
Oct 21, 20212 min read


What is that weird thing the children are doing?!
Walking the Line “Maria Montessori observed that there is a natural inclination for children to want to walk in challenging and difficult...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 20, 20212 min read


MS Science & Engineering 10/17
Hi squad! We are in the middle of two weeks with some reduced science class time, but we’re pressing on regardless. Last week of course,...
Ed Haponik
Oct 17, 20212 min read


It's fall y'all!
We have been appreciating all the gifts that fall offers us (minus the cooler weather) and clear to see from one of our pictures a pile...
Collette
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): Great Observers
Our afternoon's this week have introduced a lot of new things. First, on Monday, we started what I'm calling our "Field Notes." We went...
Derek Henig
Oct 15, 20212 min read


UE, The Fab Four & More (Ms. Shannon)
The Fab Four x2 Take 1: As we introduce literature circles, we had the opportunity to meet the Fab Four. We were first visited by our...
shannon7481
Oct 15, 20213 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): Characters Speak!
Writing stories involves a lot of different pieces. This week, we spoke about... speaking! In what ways can we use dialogue in our...
Derek Henig
Oct 11, 20212 min read


Greetings from the rain forest
We sure got lucky with the weather this week! Somehow the rain mostly bypassed our exploring time so we were able to continue with our...
judith2957
Oct 10, 20211 min read


Ready to Grow (Sustainability, 10/4-8)
With our farm systems off to a great start, we’re able to begin our focus on plants in our DGS community! 💚 Middle school students began...

Paula Gross
Oct 10, 20212 min read


We are not in a hurry...
This time of year, everyone seems to feel big shifts... the days are shorter and with less light, the weather is drearier (though we...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 8, 20212 min read


Upper El - The Slalom (Ms. Shannon)
In searching for a theme of the week, ‘variations’ may be a good choice. In fact, it felt a bit like a slalom. In the News As a...
shannon7481
Oct 8, 20213 min read
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