Lower Elementary officially has its first field trip of the year in the books! We spent our morning at the Mint Museum Uptown exploring its galleries through an aptly named tour: “Every Picture Tells a Story.” For many of our first graders, this was also their first DGS field trip without a parent accompanying them (a big step in independence)! They rose beautifully to the occasion. Our students listened attentively, followed museum guidelines, asked thoughtful questions, sha

What a joyful first week we've had in Lower Elementary! There is something truly special about the beginning of a new school year. Every routine, every friendship, and every lesson is an opportunity to build the strong foundation that will support our learning community for months to come. Although it may have looked like we were simply learning "how to do school," these first two days have been incredibly full. In fact, we've already explored more than 30 Practical Life less

We wrapped up another year's poetry study with Poets' Cafe. Each studet recited poetry, shared recorded poetry with art and enjoyed all the cafe vibes. We studied a variety of poetic elements and styles and spent this last part of the school year reading, writing and listening to poetry. Thank you to our fifth level leaders who created a cozy vibe complete with candles and chocolate fondue. For the recorded poetry, each student practiced reading a poem of their own or anoth

We started building community with Habitat for Humanity last year. It's been wonderful to partner with this organization that contributes so much to our region. https://www.habitatcltregion.org/ We have painted baffles, decorated art for homes, hosted a book drive for Julia's Cafe https://www.juliascafe.org/ and now - fueled a crew. With each step, we have learned more about the work they do and been able to see some of that work in action. This week we brought lunch to th

All of their hard work came to life last week at the Upper Elementary Wax Museum! Their process: choose a person of interest to study read a biography about that person find at least two resources for research take notes document sources write a biographical essay create a backdrop with words and images highlighting that person's life practice reading your essay aloud assemble costume and props presentation day What a joy to experience the culmination of their efforts!