We sure deserve this beautiful day, after a week of flooding, earthquakes, and a solar eclipse!
This year, each student was given their own calendar to keep track of our class projects. As a class, we set deadlines, plan timelines and keep track of the work we have to finish.
Read MoreStudents are putting the finishing touches on the final drafts of their Budding Authors books. This year, the kids embraced the writing and revision process, and crafted fun, interesting and unique stories.
Read MoreWe learned a great deal from our workshop with Ava Locks and Elka Rifkin of Access Ambassadors on demystifying disabilities by building awareness, empathy, and action. This was an interactive workshop in which the kids learned that "disability" is not a bad word and ways to communicate respectfully and appropriately through scenario-based explorations of visible and non-apparent disabilities.
Read MoreLucy’s group has been keeping busy with curating the Hayground Museum! After meeting with experts in the curating field, the students developed ideas on what the layout of their museum should look like. They have been discussing what materials they will need for different aspects of their museum and how Hayground history should be displayed.
Read MoreSo many exciting investigations are going on in Amy's classroom! For instance, we have observed that the bunny eats everything, including a preference for books, needs places hide or calm spots, and needs to have freedom to roam. Armed with these thoughts in mind, the class came up with building Harvey a safe and healthy naturalist habitat for him to enjoy.
Read MoreOur Class book is complete and off to the printing press! The Mouse House; A Treasury of Stories will be submitted to The Hampton Library as part of their 2024 Budding Authors program. We will also mail a copy to the Mouse Mansion Museum in Amsterdam which inspired this wonderful project. Now that the work is complete, the children have been joyfully playing with their mice and the rooms they built for them.
Read MoreRegardless of the weather outside, inside the kids have been working up a storm. Hayground Market had a fantastic third sale with a Valentine’s Day theme. The kids hosted interactive experiences which were a big hit.
Read MoreWe are busy learning about musician, artist, and civil rights activist Max Roach for our presentation on Soul Food Night. The kids are learning that Max Roach took the drums to a whole new level as a solo instrument.
Read MoreAmy’s class naturalists head to Long Beach for a day of winter observation and play! Each child had the opportunity to get behind the camera lens and take a couple of shots.
Read MoreOur residency at The Watermill Center with Philippe Cheng concluded with our in-process exhibition last week. Our living self-portaits inspired by Andy Warhol's experimental films were on display as was our abstract map of our connections to places in our extended family histories.
Read MoreLucy’s group went to the Southampton African American Museum twice this month. The students started their first day with a digital tapestry. Using a visual and auditory device was the perfect way to get the students comfortable with the space because it allowed them to work at their own pace and, as my students put it, “feel like you were taken back into the historical time.”
Read MoreAmy's class naturalists are hard at work studying flora and fauna for this year's in-depth project! Each child had the opportunity to choose both a plant and an animal to study, with the only requirement being something that they are personally interested in researching.
Read MoreDecember / January Edition 2024: We began and ended December with classroom guests Naire, Elli, Jojo and Kirsten of Shakespeare & Company. We had an incredible time learning about Romeo and Juliet. Over the course of three weeks we played, sang and danced all while learning our lines.
Read MoreThe advent of our first real snowfall has made this the perfect time to settle in with a good book as part of a book club. Students have started reading and discussing their books, paying close attention to the author’s craft in developing characters, and plot.
Read MoreWelcome back! We hope everyone enjoyed a restful and happy holiday season. We are looking forward to getting back into the classroom and resuming our work with your children.
Read MoreOur class successfully curated a museum about whaling and maritime history. Every Hayground student and faculty member visited the museum and went on a tour led by the students in my group. Each student had the opportunity to learn self-reliance when making decisions for the museum and speaking about their topic to the visitors on their own.
Read MoreAs 2023 comes to a close, we are deep in the world of Shakespeare. Daily rehearsals have been filled with fun and games that encourage the children to leave behind their inhibitions as they prepare for Thursday’s performance.
Read MoreEvery day I am more impressed with the students’ investment in our class endeavor; The Hayground Market. Our second sale featured seasonal products, like eco-printed tea towels, natural inks, relaxing candles, and wish pillows, among other carefully made items.
Read More“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” –William Shakespeare
One of the aspects of our work with Shakespeare & Company that I love more is the bringing of a communal synergy to all of us at Hayground School.
Read MoreWelcome to Hayground School, Moore family! Amy’s class was delighted to receive a new student today. Mayani and her family relocated here from California, and we are thrilled to share a classroom with her.
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