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Marching for Peace and Equity

Joan — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 23:34:04 +0000

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“Seeing” the Wind in Nursery

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:17:23 +0000

A windy day on campus creates a wonderful science lesson for Nursery students -- how do we know it is windy if we can’t see the wind? Three- and four-year-olds students used other senses

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First Grade’s Tree Sculptures

Mike — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 12:26:15 +0000

Seeing the trees AND the forest! Far Brook's First Grade has been out and about all year on Far Brook's campus and in local arboreta, closely observing different types of trees, their branches, leaves, and environments as part of the First Grade's curriculum, "Environment and Community." Students have used these observations to inspire creative expression in their drawings, paintings, poems, stories, and, just recently, woodshop sculptures.

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Project-based Learning in Junior High Math

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:01:12 +0000

Far Brook's Junior High math students are often given project-based challenges to engage them and deepen their understanding and application of geometry, algebra, and other math concepts. Studies have shown that information learned through projects (project-based learning or PBL) is better retained and applied to new situations than information learned passively through lectures.

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Fourth Grade Poetry Presentation

Joan — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:00:37 +0000

“If you are a dreamer, come in…” Fourth Grade took the stage during Morning Meeting to share a colorful, ensemble presentation of several poems from Shel Silverstein, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Robert Frost.

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Service Learning at Far Brook

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:17:37 +0000

Service learning projects happened on and off Far Brook’s campus and at multiple grade levels in recent days.

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Nursery 4s Investigate Bubbles in Science

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:19:04 +0000

Nursery 4s have been exploring bubbles in the science lab! After discussing the role of soap in our daily lives, students tested ways to make bubbles using several types of soap and a variety of tools including their hands, spoons, cups, and sponges.

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Third Grade’s “Gratitude Breakfast”

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:21:06 +0000

Each year in preparation for their bountiful family feast just before Thanksgiving break, Third Grade learns about the food, music, and other customs that surround an authentic harvest festival of the woodland tribes.

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Exploring An Essential Question in Fifth Grade

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:23:18 +0000

Fifth Graders traveled back in history recently, learning about the Civil Rights Movement through Andrea Davis Pinkney’s book Sit-In. Students wrote journal entries from the varied perspectives of people involved in the 1960s Greensboro lunch counter protests, exploring the essential question: “Who has voice?”

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December Windows and Winter Celebration

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:25:23 +0000

Each December, Far Brook students create curriculum-themed painted windows in their classrooms. For example, First Grade's core curriculum "Environment & Community" inspired that class to imagine, investigate, draw, and paint leaves of many varieties and colors; Nursery observes and paints the birds that come to the feeders outside their window; Fifth Grade students study Greek mythology and paint constellations from those stories.

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