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Audio Collage and Composition with George Langford.
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Academy Classroom Close-Up: Climate Connections
Seventh grade students in Climate Connections class study whether temperature affects the rate of chemical weathering. Each of the five groups of students had a single beaker of water, ranging in temperature from 5 to 45 degrees Celsius. They timed the dissolution of an antacid tablet and then graphed their results.
Read More »Sports Recap – Week of February 17
The girls basketball team had a wonderful end to their season with a 36-17 victory over Twin Valley Middle School at the Cowell Gym on Wednesday afternoon. Eliza B. led the way with a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) and everyone on the team scored during the game! It was a great end to the […]
Read More »Black History Month: Week of February 13
2/13: Snow Day. No School. 2/14: Peter Paul Simmons, “We Must Remain Active.” Link to full text. 2/15: Huey P. Newton. “On Gay and Women’s Liberation.” Link to full text. 2/16: Jazz Musician Charlie Mingus, from his album “Blues & Roots.” 2/17: Alice Walker from “Finding Zora.” Link to full text.
Read More »February 23: Student & Faculty Basketball Games & More
To celebrate the end of our winter sports season, we will be having a basketball competition at The Cowell Gym. Students are encouraged to gather a team of five members of the Academy community that includes at least 2 boys, 2 girls, 1 middle school student, 1 high school student, and 1 adult (faculty or […]
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After reading stories set in Galicia, Spain and studying the region, students in Spanish 4 gathered to prepare and enjoy “pulpo a la gallega” (Galician-style octopus). Students had varying degrees of interest, but Grayson R. was the superstar, washing the octopus before morning meeting and dipping it to “asustarlo” (frighten it), as tradition dictates. What […]
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Seventh grade students in Climate Connections class use centimeter cubes to learn how mechanical and chemical weathering work together to break down rocks.
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As Spanish 5 students read Crónica de una muerte anunciada, the polyphonic, non-linear novel by Gabriel García Márquez, they pause to challenge themselves to try to mark events along a timeline.
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Students of French 4 and 5 marked “La Chandeleur,” on February 2, with the traditional making (and eating) of delicious crêpes! The French proverb corresponds to our Ground Hog Day tradition: “A la Chandleur, l’hiver meurt ou prend vigeur.” (On February 2, winter either dies or starts anew.)
Read More »Andrew Row ’14 Visits The Academy
Andrew Row ’14 met with 7th, 8th and 9th grade students to talk about what it meant to him to camp alongside 10,000 others in December, protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Drawing on his past experience of time spent with the Cree Nation in Canada, and understanding that struggles over land and its use is […]
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