Twice a year the students at The New School camp out overnight at Highland Forest. It is a magical two days at Pines Camp. On Thursday night parents join us Read More >>
Electronics
It worked! These boys were thrilled when the circuit they built in electronics class lit up the LED (light emitting diode). The hours of learning to identify, sort electrical components, and Read More >>
Bubbles
Everyone has played with bubbles at some point in their life. However, many people may not think about what a bubble really is. What makes a bubble a bubble? Six Read More >>
How Many Seeds are in a Pumpkin?
K +1st grade students explored how many seeds are inside a pumpkin. We started out by reading part of the book How Many Seeds are in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara. After Read More >>
Highland Forest Camping Trip October 2011
On October 6 the children at The New School set out to enjoy an overnight camping trip at Highland Forest. The weather was spectacular – blue skies, temperatures in the Read More >>
Wiggly Worms!
All of the students at school this fall have participated in science classes where they are learning about earthworms. We have read worm books, discussed and observed worm body parts, tested Read More >>
Earth Day
Earth Day fell during April Break this year, so a week later we brainstormed ideas on what we could do to help care for the Earth. We came up with Read More >>
Chicken Science
The Kindergarten and First Grade science class has recently been learning about chickens. Students have explored the life cycle of the chicken, looked at and ordered the 21 days it Read More >>
Nature in the Neighborhood with Brett
On Friday afternoons all the children had a chance to make a microscopic slide, put it on the stage, focus the microscope and change the magnification of the microscope. They Read More >>
The Periodic Table
The older students spent four weeks studying The Periodic Table and creating a Wanted Poster for an element of their choice. We introduced the project by listening to Tom Lehrer Read More >>