by newschoolsyr | Feb 20, 2015 | 2014-2015, Community events, grades 4 - 8, science, visual arts
Over the summer of 2014, teachers at The New School decided that the older students would take part in a year-long study of trees, where they would learn about tree identification, and how the study of a tree’s habit, its leaves, bark and fruit provide identification...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 13, 2015 | 2014-2015, grade 3, grade 4, Social Studies
After creating a landscape depicting the biome where their Native Tribe lived, children were given a Native American myth or legend to read and study. Each child was challenged to retell the story to their peers using all the skills ably demonstrated by gifted...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 13, 2015 | 2014-2015, investigations, Kindergarten and 1st grade, math, science
How do airplanes fly? That is a question that our younger students (K-2) explored during Investigations. They made paper airplanes and tested them to see how far they could fly. Then they modified their planes to see if they could get them to fly farther. They...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 12, 2015 | 2014-2015, language arts grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
The oldest group of students finished up their in depth study of the Civil War. After learning about the local abolitionist movement and underground railroad here in Syracuse at the Onondaga Historical Association, the students analyzed the causes of the war from both...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 14, 2014 | 2014-2015, Community events, mystery guest, science, whole school
The New School now has its own Mr. Wizard! Buzzy Dale (Chloe’s father) is sharing his love of teaching science and knowledge as we explore electricity and magnetism. His first demonstration had the children enraptured as he demonstrated how electricity flows...
