Monthly Archives: April 2017

Grade 8 – Claymation

A technology integration project that was recently completed in 8th grade Art was claymation stop motion videos. This is when you turn a succession of individual still images into a movie by stitching them together and playing them at high … Continue reading

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Video Project Production Steps

If you are thinking about completing a video project with one of your classes, this is the standard process of film production that we recommend following: Treatment. This is a short paragraph describing the purpose of the video project and could … Continue reading

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Conceptual Physics – 3D Musical Instruments

During the experimental schedule last week the Freshmen Conceptual Physics class worked through a design challenge to create unique mixed-media (and functioning) musical instruments, drawing on their knowledge of sound waves. At least one part of their instrument had to designed … Continue reading

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French II – Stop Motion Fairy Tales

During the winter months of snow, rain, sunshine and sleet, the French II class escaped to the always sunny world of French fairy tales, les contes de fées. The students read Charles Perrault’s tales of Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little … Continue reading

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Freshman English & Humanities – Greek Newspaper

A collaborative writing project the Freshmen recently completed last semester in their English and Humanities classes was the creation of an Ancient Greek newspaper. The students were split into groups and each was responsible for one section of the newspaper, from local … Continue reading

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