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 | Jul 17, 2012 | 2011-2012, Community events, field trips, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
The whole school visited The Salt Museum which is located in Onondaga Lake Park. This is without doubt one of the best local field trips for elementary school children. Ghost Maggie brought the history of the Salt Industry in Syracuse to life with her humor and...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 20, 2012 | 2011-2012, affective education, language arts, visual arts, whole school
Every year children randomly are assigned another student to make a gift for. When they present their gifts they share an appreciation which explains why they made the gift. In the picture above a child is being presented with a handmade joke book. Other gifts...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 17, 2012 | 2011-2012, language arts, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
Shakespeare visited the school to share his life story, to answer questions and to listen to the older students recite their monologues from Macbeth, Midsummers Night’s Dream, The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare also listened to a song students...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 17, 2012 | 2011-2012, visual arts, whole school music
Rock ArtStudents transformed rocks into animals using acrylics
by newschoolsyr | Mar 27, 2012 | 2011-2012, visual arts, whole school
Students get a chance to flex their creative sculpture muscles as they create with clay. Each student gets a chunk of clay to mold as they see fit while using their hands and various clay tools. Since we won’t be keeping each masterpiece, we take a...
