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 | Nov 18, 2014 | 2014-2015, grades 4 - 8, language arts, Social Studies
The oldest students have all read Two Tickets to Freedom: The True Story of Ellen and William Craft, Fugitive Slaves by Florence B. Freedman. This has been part of their social studies unit on the Civil War. After completing the assigned reading, they met in...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 17, 2014 | 2014-2015, Community events, field trips, Social Studies
The oldest group of students are taking part in a social studies unit looking at the causes and events leading up to the Civil War. This is a continuation of the Westward Expansion unit they completed last year. They have had remarkable...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 6, 2014 | 2014-2015, grade 3, grade 4, Social Studies
We started our unit by studying physical maps of the United States. We also looked at and discussed maps that show climate, and precipitation. Then we studied the biomes of North America and compared their boundaries to the physical...
by newschoolsyr | May 4, 2014 | 2013-2014, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
Socrates was found innocent! At his trial at The New School, our children rewrote history. The re-enactment of the trial of Socrates marked the culmination of three months studying Ancient Greece by the entire school. To set the stage, children created a set showing...
by newschoolsyr | May 4, 2014 | 2013-2014, grade 2, grade 3, Social Studies
Our Lewis and Clark unit began with a Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) exercise using a map showing the Louisiana Purchase. Then we discussed President Thomas Jefferson’s instructions to Lewis & Clark before they set off on their mission. Students had to take on the...
