Virtual Reality Challenge: Building Virtual Worlds on Mars
In seventh grade earth science we used CoSpaces web technology and Oculus Quest Virtual Reality (VR) goggles to design and explore a realistic Mars colony...
An art project 15 years in the making…
In 2006 the fifth grade class embarked on a creative painting activity in the music room. The Upper School art teacher at the time, Mr. Schiavone, had an idea to bolster school pride and community at Powhatan by [...]
Winter Technology Update
We caught up with Mrs. Miller, the innovation and technology teacher, for an update on current technology activities across grade levels...
Four students qualify for the MATHCOUNTS State Tournament
Four Powhatan School students advanced from the regional competition in February and earned a spot at the statewide tournament, which will be held on March 31, 2022.
Global Mindedness through Sliding Glass Doors and Standing Mirrors
Global Mindedness through Sliding Glass Doors and Standing Mirrors How does what we know about the world impact the way we view ourselves and others? This is an important question with which we should all grapple, a [...]
Third Grade Immigration Feast
Third grade has been studying immigration as part of our social studies unit this trimester. We focus on past and present immigration ideas and begin by traveling back in time to where millions of immigrants...
Mitigation Level 2 – Mask-Optional
To the Powhatan Community, This Thursday, February 24, Powhatan will move to mitigation Level 2 which is generally mask-optional. Based on the advice of our medical advisors, we are able to offer faculty/staff and families the ability to [...]
Service Learning
Service is one of the 5 Pillars of the Powhatan School mission. The Upper School Student Council took on a leadership role and coordinated the campus-wide canned food drive last week! Thank you to all of our students [...]
Using CoSpaces to Create Virtual Worlds
We had two students collaborate together inside a virtual world to create a cityscape involving a driveable car. Through the use of physics concepts and programming, the students were able to allow their viewer to control the speed and direction of the car they’re sitting inside in order to explore the entire city...
Non-Newtonian Fluid: Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss
Last week first graders enjoyed the book Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss. They then headed over to the Lower School Science Lab to make their very own Oobleck for a fun cross-curricular activity...
Social & Emotional Learning: Building Community & Confidence
Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It is comprised of a set of research, and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms...
Lower School Reflections: From the Desk of Dr. Gosnell
February 2022 As we start a new month, my mind is spinning with so many different directions this blog post could go. What has most been on my mind lately though is how we support student learning through [...]