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Animal Classification

When Animal class began again in January of this year, we started with a book called The Butterfly and the Lamb. As is often the case, while the book seems Read More >>

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Finding Langston

During Spring 2021, four students in grades 4 – 6 all were in a book club reading Finding Langston. The story was about a boy named Langston and his father Read More >>

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Solar System

  During Spring 2021, Students in grades 4 – 6 learned about our Solar System! During our class they all worked hard to learn about the different objects they could Read More >>

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Writers Café

For much of the year, it has been my pleasure to work with Jorge, Evan, and Theo in our Writers Café. We gathered weekly via Google Meet, moving only recently Read More >>

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Crow Drawings

After reading She’s Wearing a Bird on her Head we learned about the remarkable efforts of Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway, two determined women activists who founded the Audubon Society Read More >>

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Life

by Paul OttesonSecond semester science teacher for 7th and 8th grades  Biology has been this year’s science focus for the older students, using the curriculum suggested by the Science Education Read More >>

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Systemic Racism

Our children, our students, live in a world that has developed all kinds of media and ways to transmit information, disinformation, ideas, and images.  They hear the media, adults, other Read More >>

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Hot and Cold

Hot and Cold is science unit for our youngest students which was started when the distance learning period began. We started by exploring the melting of an ice cube. How Read More >>

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Belfer Archive Field Trip

Our oldest students, grades 5-8, were treated to a field trip extraordinaire last week. A year ago this outing was recommended by a grandparent of one of our students, but Read More >>

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PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION AT THE NEW SCHOOL

School is a part of life.   Knowledge is constructed through play, direct experience, use of resources, and social interaction.   Learners are active participants, problem solvers, contributors, and social Read More >>