The third graders here at the New School have been participating in a Lego science class for the past several weeks. This class focuses on simple machine components, as well Read More >>
Word Stretch
Once a week the youngest students take part in a class called “Word Stretch” which gives the students an opportunity to write words. Each class begins with the students writing Read More >>
Biome Art
Children in the middle grades created landscapes of the biome they researched earlier in the year. First they were asked to consider where the horizon would be on their landscape. Read More >>
Chinese Brush Painting
After we learned about the aboriginal art of Australia we traveled north to the continent of Asia where we started learning about Chinese brush painting. We looked at slides and Read More >>
Decimals
Students in grades 5 and 6 were part of a Decimal class based on the teaching of Marilyn Burns. To ensure students understood the relationship between decimals and fractions students Read More >>
Listening Center
Once a week the youngest students listen to a book on tape. As they listen they copy the title of the book and start drawing a favorite scene in the Read More >>
Scientific Problem Solving and Experimental Design
For the first part of the year, the oldest students were part of a unit where they explored the scientific approach to problem solving and experimental design. Throughout the unit Read More >>
Australian Aboriginal Art
To kick off a yearlong appreciation of visual arts from around the world we first looked at the word “continent.” What is a continent? How is it defined? We soon Read More >>
Biomes
For this class, all of the 3rdgrade students learned about the ocean and the connection the creatures of the sea have to the land. They first watched a Bill Nye Read More >>
Discussion Box
A custom supported by our collaborative environment here at The New School is Discussion Box. Discussion Box gives students the opportunity to voice their concerns. Students write down their concerns Read More >>