Camp Cup 2014 = Young Paddlers Shredding
…time in the gates. The PLUS program was completely free in 2014, and we are hopeful about adding it again for 2015. PLUS Program at Camp Glen Arden …
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Art, meet geometry. Geometry…Art.
…confiscated by TSA. We use both extensively at the Alzar School, but only the latter comes into the geometry classroom. At first, it seems like all a compass is good…
Silence to Symphony Without a Word
…we have also been lucky enough to have Chilean teachers spend their free time giving our students special lessons. For example, the music teacher, Victor, gave an incredible lesson about…
Just Something Random
…not just hastily make up the results and then make a doodle of a whale with a mustache? No one will know, right? Cutting corners opens up free time for…
Out of the City, Onto the River
After spending some time with children in inner city Atlanta, Grace noticed that most kids don’t have much exposure to nature such as hiking on trails or spending time on…
Faculty, Many Thanks
…their free time, faculty can be found anywhere from rafting the Grand Canyon, to trekking through rural eastern Europe, following adventure wherever it takes them. In addition, our teachers often…
Field Science in the 100-acre woods
…expect. This weekend, Ned and I teamed up to launch a new project for science and math curriculum at the Alzar School. As spring has come early with sunshine and…
A Perfect Balance
…classes, students were presented with a choice to stay after dinner for a study hall or go and explore a trail that would end in one of the tallest waterfalls…
Common Core and Problem Solving at the Alzar School
…work, developing a plan, making predictions, and reflecting. In this example, the student actually did not arrive at the correct answer. Her understanding, plan, work, and explanations are all clear…
Walking Proud
…intensity of their experience. These young women have built confidence in their voices to not only formulate a logistically-complex plan for their peer group but to lead with poise, compassion,…
¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
…Spanish 1, for example, created a weather report using the present progressive (está lloviendo – it is raining right now – vs. llueve – it rains) to describe the weather…
Chemistry Skills
…to their sending schools. At the beginning of the semester, most chemistry topics are review, and skills are practiced to reinforce those common catch all topics. The class has specifically…