This week in Jeff's Kitchen, we embraced the cold and did a deep dive into the world of soup. Starting off the week learning about the making of Dashi (traditional Japanese broth) for this year's first miso soup, and ending the week using locally grown and donated potatoes for potato leek soup.
Read MoreThis week in science, students discussed the meaning of biodiversity. As a class, students worked together to define biodiversity in words, then translate this into illustrations. These illustrations came together to create a biodiversity mosaic, where the students hope to educate others of the meaning and importance of biodiversity through art.
Read MoreStudents have been exploring a variety of art techniques in the studio, including painting, charcoal drawing, and renderings inspired by animal-made structures. They’ve also been experimenting with materials like watercolors and clay to expand their creative approaches.
Read MoreArtist Philippe Cheng is leading our senior learners on a journey of self-discovery in our residency at The Watermill Center this January. The students are using the format of the United States passport as a unique anchor to explore the role of a passport in their lives.
Read MoreEarlier this week we set a firm end date for our sea lore projects. This has kicked off a flurry of productivity as the children, sew, paint, illustrate and craft their way toward their end goals. Simultaneously we have begun to shift our focus toward the next phase of our work - nonfiction stories of the sea. We had a wonderful first discussion about what history is and comments from eager participants included things like, “History is telling a story about something old,” “It is something we should know about - it is important,” and “History isn’t now because we changed it to make the world better.”
Read MoreThis month, we began the new year by creating vision boards to help foster a productive and motivated mindset. Students reflected on their goals, interests, and passions while brainstorming new things to try and skills to develop. This activity allowed them to start the year with clarity and excitement, laying the foundation for a successful and creative year.
Read MoreRefreshed from our holiday break, we are eager to jump into the activities of our new year. On our first week back we welcomed Hayground Alum and Lora’s son, Leonardo Dougherty, to work with us continuing our friendship study.
Read MoreWe’re back and ready to dive into a fresh start! We hoped –and have heard– that everyone’s break was as wonderful and rejuvenating as imagined. We've enthusiastically returned to our classroom routines, rediscovering the rhythm of our daily schedule and reacquainting ourselves to the flow of being back at school.
Read MoreThe kids enjoyed their first week at The Watermill Center with Philippe Cheng. Philippe engaged them in a discussion about self and identity, focusing on passports. They explored the information found in a passport and the format of portraiture. In the coming weeks, the kids will create their own passports to further investigate self and identity.
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