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Multiplication and Division

Students in the middle grades have been working on division and multiplication using our TERC series of Investigations books.  We’ve explored the number chart with skip counting, played games like Read More >>

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Socrates Trial

Socrates was found innocent! At his trial at The New School, our children rewrote history. The re-enactment of the trial of Socrates marked the culmination of three months studying Ancient Read More >>

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Lewis and Clark

Our Lewis and Clark unit began with a Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) exercise using a map showing the Louisiana Purchase. Then we discussed President Thomas Jefferson’s instructions to Lewis & Read More >>

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Mesopotamia

This fall, the middle group of students studied Mesopotamia. They began their study by looking at the differences between settled and nomadic people. Outdoors, they participated in a role play Read More >>

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Bugsocopters

Muta, Mae, Syris, Greer, Noah, Lola and Moebius took part in the Bugsocopters science unit. Bugscopters are a t-shaped, paper, helicopter-like creation of Larry Schafer, formerly professor of Science Teaching Read More >>

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Ancient Greece: Daily Life

This Fall the youngest group of students took part in the school wide study of Ancient Greece. They focused on the daily life of children and compared their own schooling, Read More >>