Monthly Archives: November 2016

Humanities English – The Monkey King Comic Book

In the fall trimester, Humanities English students study Chinese poetry and literature to accompany the Chinese history they learn in Humanities History. In the class’ study of classic Chinese folk tales, the students read Timothy Richard’s translation of Wu Cheng’en’s … Continue reading

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Conceptual Physics – 3D Car Design

A project that Freshmen complete every year in their Conceptual Physics course is designing and creating cars that are raced down a ramp and measured for speed and distance travelled. This year we decided that students should design their cars completely using … Continue reading

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US History – Freedom Trail Video Tours

On a recent trip to Boston, US History students spent the day walking along the Freedom Trail and documenting the day by taking pictures and movies with their iPads. Once back in school they had to work in groups to put together … Continue reading

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Spanish 1 – Day of the Dead Multimedia Project

To learn about, and in celebration of, the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival, Ms. Hemmings’ Spanish 1 class recently completed a multimedia project based around the topic. This included creating 3D Sugar Skulls using the 3D printer, as well … Continue reading

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Freshmen Skills – Google Search Skills

This week in the Freshmen Skills class students took part in a workshop on Google search skills. This included a discussion on different search engines available and an introduction into how Google actually works when you hit the search button – a good … Continue reading

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