What does “Art in the 21st Century” mean? How has art changed in the real world? The utilization of artist skills and creativity by companies has always been a important to innovation and marketing. While some basic knowledge remains timeless, many of the modern art...

I’m in San Diego, hanging out with friends and family. I asked advice about this blog, and my husband suggested the title. Why? He pointed out that I’m enjoying seeing all the place names and hearing random conversations in Spanish. They happen to have fallen into...

In January, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Show was hung. I would like to thank Rachel Botson for her help mattting, labelling, and hanging the exhibition. An artist herself, in the fields of painting and sculpture, she has been an invaluable assistant for the Art...

What Accounts for Acquisition Speed in Learners? An alternate title for this blog might well be, “Why is my husband acquiring Chinese four times faster than I am?” No one knows why some people acquire languages faster than others. Studies would be problematic, unless...

The past weeks before Winter Break have been quite eventful to say the least! The classrooms are all decorated, spirits are high, and our students buzz around the room like sugar plum fairies... quite literally. 'What an excellent opportunity to teach them about the...

Cooperative games are games that are designed to require teams to work together to solve a problem or succeed as a team. Some call them team building initiatives and they are used in schools beginning as early as preschool all the way past school and into corporate...

  In Spanish classes, Lower School students are occasionally heard saying “Whoosh,” while they run a hand over their heads. This is helpful behavior, because what they mean is, “You lost me somewhere.” If students are listening, watching, or reading something...

​In today’s society, children are becoming more and more disconnected from the natural world. With the help of television, computers, video games and cell phones, children have developed a lack of interest when it comes to spending quality time outdoors. Research...

Fourth-graders show what they've understood by drawing. Today second and fifth-graders participated in a podcast that is meant to help teachers understand how research in applied linguistics can direct their methods in language classes. Students were interested in...

These weeks past have found the Lower School exploring the world of book arts. We've been working with the concertina form. Space Week found us writing thank-yous afterward to Su Curley, NASA Engineer, and Rich Overbeck, Moon Rock Expert. The 1st-5th Grade classes...