Shakespeare Week Flashback: Caesar’s Ghost
It is Shakespeare Week! In this "Flashback" series we are revisiting Shakespeare productions from years past. Student's grappled with the question of how to create Caesar's ghost along with how to create an engaging flashback scene. After some [...]
Shakespeare Week Flashback: A Tradition Like No Other
Shakespeare has been a part of our school for more than 60 years and is looked at as a rite of passage for the eighth grade class. The entire week of the Shakespeare play is full of activities [...]
Virtual Reality (VR) in the Classroom: Cell Biology
Sixth graders began exploring Virtual Reality (VR) in science class last week. The VR experience helped students in Mr. Legge’s Life Science class deepen their understanding of human cells...
Lower School Reflections: From the Desk of Dr. Gosnell
According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), social-emotional learning is represented across five domains: self-awareness and self-management; social awareness and relationships skills; and responsible decision-making. Opportunities for growth and reflection across all of these domains show up as we navigate the forming, strengthening, and maintaining of relationships...
A Natural Dewormer: Pumpkin Seeds
First graders painted pumpkins and took them out to the Crocker Conservancy to create a pumpkin patch for deer. Farmers have long believed that feeding pumpkin seeds to domestic livestock can expel roundworms and tapeworms. The same can [...]
Vocabulary Word Dress-Up Day 2021
The Powhatan twist on Halloween is Vocabulary Word Dress-Up Day! Students in grades 1-8 dress up as their favorite vocabulary word, while Kindergarten and Pre-K students dress up along the lines of recent units of study (nursery rhymes [...]
Spooky Math!
Third graders have been exploring measurement in math. This week, the team took it one step further by creating a fun activity that really brings a new meaning to the phrase ‘hands-on learning.” Students were given a set [...]
Mashuf Boats: When Art & History Collide
For the past few weeks fifth graders learned about Mesopotamian systems of trade and travel. Most ancient cultures were dependent on water, which became the most efficient method of travel. For Sumerians, they began using their natural resources to construct Mashuf boats...
Maker Week: Bridge Building Design Challenge
At its core, a design challenge is simply a problem that needs to be solved. A true design challenge has a range of solutions. Every bridge design in this activity was different from the next...
What does it take to survive in the wilderness?
The Survival Trip is a cross-curricular field trip based on the book Hatchet by author Gary Paulsen. It chronicles the path back to civilization by Brian, the main character of the book, after he survives a plane crash in the wilderness...
Creativity in the iTech Lab: 3D Printing
To start the new seventh grade technology class off for the school year, we dove right into 3D computer-aided design. Computer-aided design (or CAD) is a way for students to create 3-dimensional models that can then be printed on a 3D printer. The students were introduced to Tinkercad design tool and then created their own keychain model.
Navigating the Admissions Process (Fall 2022)
The school search process starts well before applying to any independent school. As you begin the search to find the best school for your children, you will find...