by newschoolsyr | Nov 21, 2016 | 2015-2016, field trips, grades 6-8, visual arts
Have Van Will Travel: A small group of the older students took a field trip to Cazenovia to visit the studio of illustrator, designer, Syracuse University professor, Roger De Muth. During the visit Roger explained his creative process, and showed the evolution...
by newschoolsyr | May 13, 2016 | 2015-2016, grades 6-8, Social Studies
Ancient India The oldest group of students have been participating in a social studies unit on Ancient India. They began by studying the geography and location of Ancient India and comparing it to the present day location of India. They studied the climate and cities...
by newschoolsyr | May 8, 2016 | 2015-2016, grades 6-8, language arts
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” Robert Frost. Kenneth Koch published his Rose, Where Did you Get That Red? in 1973 to enormous acclaim. His book revolutionized the way children are taught to read and write...
