Secondary School

The 12 year old students have been making text connections visible with across units and genres. During each unit we add more books and students practice higher level comprehension by making inferences about connections they see between the books.

The 11-year-old cultural studies student have been diligently engaged in their ancient Greece projects, demonstrating both creativity and collaboration. Working in small groups, they have been working on creating detailed facades of the Parthenon, carefully incorporating architectural features that highlight the significance of this iconic structure. They have also been working on interpreting Greek mythology, producing comic strips that illustrate key themes and characters in a visually engaging format. Through these projects, students are not only deepening their understanding of history and culture, but also strengthening essential skills in teamwork, problem-solving, and artistic expression.

AP Human Geography students have been studying the unit on Agricultural Patterns and Processes throughout the world and are working on timelines to label and describe the main Agricultural Revolutions that have occurred in history and the impacts they have had on our world.  Other topics within the unit include some of the major consequences of different agricultural methods on the environment and a debate on current agricultural practices that have been developed recently.

In the past weeks, Cultural Studies students have been exploring the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Currently, they are discussing the causes of the Renaissance and comparing the Italian Renaissance with the Northern Renaissance, as well as examining the technological advances of the period. They concluded the unit with a photo essay, answering the question: “How would the world be different if the Renaissance had never happened?” Students are now looking forward to the new unit on the Reformation and the exciting mock trial that comes with it. Way to go! 

AP Calculus students practiced evaluating 10 limits using direct substitution and L’Hospital’s Rule. After working through each problem, they selected the correct answers by coloring the indicated sections on their activity sheet.

Middle school CEESA badminton players recently traveled to Zagreb for the new CEESA badminton tournament. In 2 days over 150 matches were played on 8 courts by more than 70 players from 5 schools. This was the first time anyone on our team had played a competitive match of badminton. However, the team still did very well. Our team consisted of 6 boys and 6 girls and competed in 8 divisions: 1^st & 2^nd singles and 1^st & 2^nd doubles for boys and girls. Each member of our team improved over the course of the tournament, and we were winning most games by the end. The girls ended up taking 5^th place overall (There were 5 schools, but 7 teams). The highest place for the girls was a 4^th place finish in 1^st doubles. The boys were able to clinch 2^nd place overall. 1^st and 2^nd singles and 2^nd doubles all placed third in their divisions. Boys 1^st doubles went undefeated and were the champions of their division. Thank you to all the players for their hard work and parents for their support!