Summer may have seemed tranquil driving by 510 and 471 Mount Vernon Hwy, but behind the scenes faculty and staff were hard at work. Let’s take a look at some of the exciting announcements and happenings that took place during... Read More
Category: Lower School News
MDE Collaboration with PK4
Designing a product for a specific client is an incredibly rich and multi-layered learning experience. In addition to leveraging skills like solution seeking, critical thinking, connecting, communicating and innovating, to ensure the clients needs are met, attributes like empathy, adaptability... Read More
Grade 4 Big Dinner Unit
How might we create and share a collection of recipes that display our many similarities and differences across Grade 4? Throughout the “Big Dinner” Inquiry-based learning (IBL) unit, students used reading, writing, and numeracy literacies, paired with critical thinking and... Read More
Special Guest at Lower Campus Chapel, Kyle Pease
Lower Campus Chapel welcomed the national speaker and leader, Kyle Pease, founder of the Kyle Pease Foundation, a nonprofit that helps disabled athletes participate and succeed in sports. Kyle shared his triumphant story, including getting diagnosed with cerebral palsy at... Read More
Boom Boom Flash – A Study of Light, Sound, Color, and Emotion
Grade 1 students took an expedition to The Nature of Color Exhibit at the Fernbank Museum last week to deepen their understanding of light, sound, color, and emotions as part of the Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) unit, “Boom Boom Flash.” Students... Read More
Holi Celebration Brings Cultural Learning to Lower Campus
Lower Campus celebrated the beginning of Spring with an interactive Holi learning experience last Thursday. Through several special guest and student-led experiences, the celebrations aimed to build an understanding of the cultural significance of the Hindu festival that celebrates the... Read More
Empowering Students Through Women’s History Month
National organizations including The Library of Congress, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution are commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American... Read More
Projects that have turned into Passions: Six Inspiring Student Stories
From our littlest learners to our graduating seniors, students across both campuses are emboldened to pursue their passions and explore their interests, all while being nurtured, supported, and guided by their teachers, parents, and peers. When student passion is combined... Read More
Grade 5 Product Design Challenge to Benefit Kindergarten Learning
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Lower Campus Variety Show: Cross-Campus Collaboration
It’s that magical time again on Lower Campus when the stars come out to shine. This Thursday, February 9 at 6:00 pm in Fellowship Hall, 50 students from Kindergarten through Grade 5 will take the stage in a total of... Read More