Mythical Creatures Invade Art Class
Elementary students recently completed an elaborate project where they took inspiration from Mexican folk art sculptures called...
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Native American Heritage Month: Cooking Sunchokes in Gardening Class
The gardening students recently harvested and cooked 21 pounds of sunchokes. Sunchokes, which taste like mild radishes when raw and...
Native American Heritage Month: Acorn Bread Recipe
This time of year, we see a lot of acorns on the ground, but most of us don't give them much thought. Indigenous tribes throughout...
Kindergarten: Curriculum and Schedule
We recently shared some insight into what makes our kindergarten program special. This week we’re exploring our academic curricula and...
Mythical Costumes
COSTUMER Sue Tacker, our special projects coordinator, is altering or making 68 costumes for this year’s fifth grade play, The Cycle of...
A Glimpse Inside the World of Video Games
Meher School alumnus Colin MacKie knows video games inside out – literally. He’s been designing them for nearly 25 years and has worked...
The Mysteries of Starlite
Starlite is an amazing material that has been perplexing scientists for four decades. It can withstand temperatures of thousands of...
Opłatek and Dancing in Preschool
What did you say when you broke your opłatek on Christmas Eve? Breaking the opłatek, or “Christmas wafer,” might not be something many...
In Second Grade, Using Yoga and Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Second grade teacher Karima Hastings was at wit’s end. It was March 2020, and thrust practically overnight into remote teaching, she was...
New Feathered Friends in the Seven Circles Garden
The Seven Circles Garden welcomed some new residents recently: 11 baby quail. They’ll earn their keep by providing pest control,...
Cooking Up Some Fall Fun (Recipes Included)
In honor of the season, our kindergarten through fifth grade students did two cooking projects with pumpkin recently. Third, fourth, and...
Easy Art Games at School and Home
“If it’s not fun, we’re not doing it!” That was Ms. Amy’s guidance during our planning meetings for this summer’s D.R.A.M.A. Camp....
Springtime Crafts: Toilet Paper Tube Bird Feeders
On Friday, Ms. Chloe brought her Room 7 kindergartners to the Butterfly Garden, where they gave their feathered garden friends special...
"Hands" on Learning
Our fifth grade class recently created these stunning plaster mold of their own hands as part of a chemistry lesson with Mr. Joseph....
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