by Miranda Hine | Nov 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
In October 2026, we took a small group of our students to Artrage Gallery to see an inspiring show: Katie Mulligan – No Man’s Land: Reimagining the Myth of Cicero Swamp. The gallery invited Kate Mulligan to join us, and we sat for close to an hour talking about her...
by Miranda Hine | Nov 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Immigration was the focus for the whole school at the stary of the year. Our goals were for children to understand that the United States is a nation of immigrants and people came to the US for lots of different reasons, at different times and from different...
by Miranda Hine | May 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
While we were preparing for a mock trial on the 1969 Tinkercase, the oldest students explored music and poetry that changed the world! As we listened and read songs by John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke we asked ourselves ‘What is a lyric?” “How are...
by Miranda Hine | May 8, 2026 | 2025-2026, Community, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
This spring after learning about the Constitution and the three branches of government, we turned our attention to the Bill of Rights. Next we focused on the 1969 Supreme Court ruling on the Tinker versus Des Moines School District case. At issue was whether freedom...
