by newschoolsyr | Dec 30, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Community events, whole school
Once a year all students at The New School are invited out to lunch by the teacher responsible for his/her individualized curriculum. This year we changed the restaurant from Friendly’s to A La Mode on Nottingham Road in an effort to support local businesses....
by newschoolsyr | Dec 29, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Community events, whole school
Jessica Ryan Gostin, NS parent, gave us the idea to create “Family Posters” to display in our entranceway. Families were sent a brief set of questions and asked to supply a family photograph. At school their children created a family portrait using flair pens and...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 23, 2012 | 2012-2013, Community events, visual arts, whole school
To support our current study of Aboriginal Art, Jessica Ryan (Maia and Lola’s mother) came in to share an original painting she and Craig bought in Australia. The children were truly inspired to see an original painting and to hear more about this...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 12, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Community events, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
Every year we have a tradition of creating a paper quilt. Each child is responsible for creating one of the squares in the quilt. This year we designed our 32 square quilt to reflect our school wide study of immigration. The students were asked to identify four places...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2012 | 2012-2013, Community events, field trips, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
Last spring the older students interviewed seniors at The Nottingham. These oral histories supported our study of local history. The students brainstormed 14 questions they wanted to ask and video taped the interviews where these questions were asked. Describe...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Community events, language arts, Social Studies, visual arts
After defining the word ‘imagine’ the older students listened to John Lennon’s song, Imagine. They then shared what they thought John Lennon was saying in the song. They described what he believed. Then students watched a part of the closing ceremonies of the Olympics...
