by newschoolsyr | Nov 25, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, Community, Community events, mystery guest, Uncategorized, whole school
Adam Sudan visited The New School on Tuesday, November 20 to share with our students how he is making the world a better place. First Adam shared with our students bowls of unique spices and smells, and he told the stories behind spices and flavorings such as saffron,...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 2, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, affective education, Community, gross/fine motor, Uncategorized, visual arts, whole school
Twice a year, for the past 20+ years, teachers have taken students camping to Highland Forest. These two days in the fall and spring are so important to building community. There is something magical that happens to groups of children when you provide them with the...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 2, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, Community, Social Studies, Uncategorized, whole school
At The New School we are working on a project called Making the World a Better Place. It is school wide and year long. Making the World a Better Place began with reading books about people or groups who have contributed to the well being of people and/or the...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 29, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, math, whole school
Inspiration for our Valentine Bags this year came from the picture book titled, Snowflake Bentley. The book tells the story of a man called Wilson Bentley who spent his lifetime studying snowflakes. He saw snowflakes as small miracles. Just as each snowflake is...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 21, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, visual arts, whole school
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for 2 violins, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D Major and the Concerto for 2 pianos and Orchestra in C Minor inspired us in many ways. After listening to his music we enjoyed learning...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 5, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, visual arts, whole school
Step Right Up! The whole school spent this fall creating circus acts for our very own circus. We were inspired by the work of Alexander Calder and his amazing circus. We first watched a video of Alexander Calder presenting his circus (circa 1950). After generating...
