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BDS has been fortunate to partner with the McLean School Nurse Liaison Project, offering us a myriad of resources and consultation this winter. This thoughtful article on validation is from the project’s coordinator, Julie Love: Validation Yet another word we use without really understanding what it means. We know that

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Physical Education News, February

February Is a Month for Reflection and Action! During February, we honor Black History Month, Heart-Health Month, and National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The physical education department is taking time to inform our students about how sports have served as an arena for equal rights. Black History Month is a

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BDS to Screen Won’t You Be My Neighbor

Wear your favorite cardigan and join us for popcorn, snacks, and a screening of Won’t You Be My Neighbor? on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. The documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville looks back on the legacy of Fred Rogers, focusing on his radically kind ideas and his beliefs about the

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Arts News, February 8

Fourth Grade Artists Create Beaded Bracelets Fourth graders are learning about indigenous designs and artworks from the Americas. After looking at various examples, they were inspired to develop repeating geometric patterns, and are now using beading looms to create bracelets based on their own unique designs. 

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Visiting Teacher Has Class Learning, Laughing, and Singing

Our music classes enjoyed a visit from Dr. Brett Abigaña, an accomplished composer, music educator, and conductor at Boston University Academy. Students learned about a variety of topics ranging from composing music for movies and shows, the role of physics in the overtone series, the history of musical notation, healthy

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Associate Teachers Begin New Placements

Our talented group of associate teachers will move to their second placement of the school year on Tuesday, January 22.  Kate Buchholtz will be going to first grade; Emily Davis will join Mary Norman in fourth grade; Sophie Johnson will be moving to fourth grade with Lana Holman; Melissa Grip

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Arts News, January 17

Now Showing! Student Artwork Everywhere Be sure to take a stroll through the Schoolhouse and the Barn to check out the newly installed displays of student artwork. Now showing in the Schoolhouse: large abstract paintings by first graders, a variety of pieces from the sixth grade two-dimensional ARTS Launch class,

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Best-selling Authors to Visit BDS

On Thursday, February 14, Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer will present to students in grades four and up. Holly Goldberg Sloan is a film director, producer, screenwriter, and author of the middle grade books Counting By 7s and Short, both New York Times bestsellers, as well as I’ll Be There, Keeper (Dream Series), Just

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Arts News, January 11

Fifth Graders Prepare to Take the Stage Fifth grade students are beginning rehearsals for this year’s play, Princess Who? Physical and vocal warm-ups were followed by an ensemble-building hoola-hoop game. The fifth grade acting troupe then did a read-through of the script. It’s a show not to be missed! See

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February 11, 2019

BDS has been fortunate to partner with the McLean School Nurse Liaison Project, offering us a myriad of resources and consultation this winter. This thoughtful article on validation is from the project’s coordinator, Julie Love: Validation Yet another word we…

BDS

February 11, 2019

February Is a Month for Reflection and Action! During February, we honor Black History Month, Heart-Health Month, and National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The physical education department is taking time to inform our students about how sports have served as…

BDS

February 11, 2019

Wear your favorite cardigan and join us for popcorn, snacks, and a screening of Won’t You Be My Neighbor? on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. The documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville looks back on the legacy of Fred Rogers, focusing…
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By Kathy Jo Solomon, Visual Art Teacher |

February 7, 2019

Fourth Grade Artists Create Beaded Bracelets Fourth graders are learning about indigenous designs and artworks from the Americas. After looking at various examples, they were inspired to develop repeating geometric patterns, and are now using beading looms to create bracelets…
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By Yui Kitamura, Music Teacher |

January 18, 2019

Our music classes enjoyed a visit from Dr. Brett Abigaña, an accomplished composer, music educator, and conductor at Boston University Academy. Students learned about a variety of topics ranging from composing music for movies and shows, the role of physics…
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By Heather Woodcock, Associate Teacher Program Director |

January 18, 2019

Our talented group of associate teachers will move to their second placement of the school year on Tuesday, January 22.  Kate Buchholtz will be going to first grade; Emily Davis will join Mary Norman in fourth grade; Sophie Johnson will…
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By Anne Armstrong, Visual Arts Teacher & Arts Coordinator |

January 17, 2019

Now Showing! Student Artwork Everywhere Be sure to take a stroll through the Schoolhouse and the Barn to check out the newly installed displays of student artwork. Now showing in the Schoolhouse: large abstract paintings by first graders, a variety…

BDS

January 16, 2019

On Thursday, February 14, Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer will present to students in grades four and up. Holly Goldberg Sloan is a film director, producer, screenwriter, and author of the middle grade books Counting By 7s and Short, both New York…
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By Susan Dempsey, Theater Arts Teacher |

January 11, 2019

Fifth Graders Prepare to Take the Stage Fifth grade students are beginning rehearsals for this year’s play, Princess Who? Physical and vocal warm-ups were followed by an ensemble-building hoola-hoop game. The fifth grade acting troupe then did a read-through of…
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