Earlier in July, three lower school faculty attended a one-day workshop through the Landmark School’s Summer Institute. The session was entitled “Unpacking the Science of Reading.” Third grade teacher Leigh Twarog, pre-kindergarten teacher Nicole Siverls, and grades 3-5 learning specialist Valerie Kerin attended in person on the Landmark campus in
Fifth graders have been creating a wiki site to keep track of the fantasy elements in their class novel, The Marvellers. This week, the students participated in the second annual ParaCon (Paragon Convention). Students were sorted into paragons (vision, sound, taste, spirit, and touch) and given specific roles to further
Our upcoming curriculum showcase for families, “Built to Shake,” will highlight an exciting hands-on exploration of earthquakes and how structures can be designed to stay standing when the ground moves. Kindergarten students have investigated what makes buildings fall or remain strong by experimenting with balance, stability, and movement. They discovered
In first grade, students have spent the week learning about the Boston Marathon. They learned about its significance to Boston, the history of marathons (including marathon firsts, such as first female competitor, first wheelchair competitor, etc.), the Boston Marathon course, qualifying and fundraising athletes, and the importance of training. On
One of the fifth graders’ final projects for the semester will be creating and developing their own wikis based on their reading of The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton. From now until the end of the term, students will use their wiki as a knowledge base to track the many characters,
On Wednesday, you could hear a pin drop in second grade. How is this possible, you might ask? We were holding our 19th annual Read-a-thon! The second graders spent all day reading to raise money in support of Gaining Ground, a local nonprofit that grows and distributes 100 percent of its
On Monday, the fourth grade class took a virtual field trip to Corinth, Greece. They met with archaeologist Taylor Cwikla, who shared some history and artifacts from the archaeological site at ancient Corinth. She also introduced the Museum Maker project, in which the fourth graders will become museum curators and
Fifth grade students have been exploring storytelling through movement and imagination. Using a feather and a necklace as inspiration, each group worked together to create a series of three to four tableaux that bring a story to life. This activity encourages students to identify the most important moments in a
Just in time for spring, our pre-kindergarten students built terrariums in their classroom this week. Their yearlong exploration of growing cycles began with their digging of potatoes in the fall, and in the winter, they grew mushrooms on a substrate in the classroom. Recently, they have been learning about green
Third graders have been learning about the physical and behavioral adaptations of animals. As their culminating project, students designed and constructed an animal species using their knowledge of adaptations and their own creativity. Some criteria included structural adaptations that allowed for an offense or defense against predators and instinctive behavioral
