by newschoolsyr | Oct 7, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, field trips, language arts, science, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
Twice a year the students at The New School camp out overnight at Highland Forest. It is a magical two days at Pines Camp. On Thursday night parents join us for a potluck dinner and songs around the campfire. On our Thursday hike, after reading a book about birds...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 7, 2012 | 2011-2012, science
It worked! These boys were thrilled when the circuit they built in electronics class lit up the LED (light emitting diode). The hours of learning to identify, sort electrical components, and read circuit diagrams were successful!
by newschoolsyr | Dec 4, 2011 | Grades 5 - 8, science
Everyone has played with bubbles at some point in their life. However, many people may not think about what a bubble really is. What makes a bubble a bubble? Six of the students in grades 4-7 investigated the science behind soap bubbles through hands on experimenting....
by newschoolsyr | Oct 25, 2011 | math, science, Social Studies grades K-2
K +1st grade students explored how many seeds are inside a pumpkin. We started out by reading part of the book How Many Seeds are in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara. After we read about how the class in the book got messy and goopy emptying out...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 10, 2011 | affective education, field trips, science, whole school
On October 6 the children at The New School set out to enjoy an overnight camping trip at Highland Forest. The weather was spectacular – blue skies, temperatures in the 70’s and yet there was a chill in the air during the night. The wood stoves in the cabins...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 1, 2011 | science, visual arts, whole school
All of the students at school this fall have participated in science classes where they are learning about earthworms. We have read worm books, discussed and observed worm body parts, tested whether worms are sensitive to light and dark, and whether they...
