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Building Rollercoasters
What better way to understand Newton’s Laws than by putting them into motion?
Read MoreImpromptu Science
Dried Indian Corn is often pulled out as a fall decoration, just like pumpkins and multi-colored leaves, but this year 2nd grade students found had a special interest in them that led to an intriguing experiment…
Read MoreArt Multiplication
When Mrs. Brock, our middle school art teacher, saw one of the techniques that 5th grade is learning for multiplication, a light bulb went off, and her and Mrs. Gaal set off to combine forces.
Read MorePumpkin Math
With autumn upon us, classes across our Primary School program have been pulling in signs of fall into the curriculum, and Mrs. Turk’s Kindergarten class has been no exception.
Read MoreFall Festival 2016
A long standing tradition… The Congressional School Fall Festival. Friends, family, alumni, students, teachers, staff, everyone!
Read MoreThinking Like Engineers
Most students think of design as creating a drawing or a logo. Third grade is learning that design is an integral part of engineering.
Read MoreStudent Buddy Days
CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG Buddy Days Congressional’s monthly student buddy days, bring the whole student community together to collaborate, learn and get to know each other. See our latest video featuring one of our favorite school activities. Share this post with your friends: BACK TO ALL POSTS Congressional School Infant through Grade 8 Independent School…
Read MoreCommunity Helpers in Small Sizes
CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG Community Helpers in Small Sizes This week, in Ms. Rice’s Junior Kindergarten class the students continued their ongoing study of community helpers. They discussed the many different people who work every day in the communities, and the class was particularly interested in construction workers. They decided to see what it was like…
Read MoreFourth Grade Still Life Collages
CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG Still Life Collages in 4th Grade Students in the Ms. Philip’s Fourth Grade art class began an intense study of drawing with an introduction to still-life images. They learned about how artists create the illusion of depth with overlapping, relative size, and placement of objects. With these ideas in mind, they practiced…
Read MoreInternational Night 2015
CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL BLOG International Night Tastings and Entertainment from Around the World Share this post with your friends: BACK TO ALL POSTS Congressional School Infant through Grade 8 Independent School Visit Home Page Congressional School Follow @TwitterDev More Recent Posts: Up for Debate Jul 1, 2019 The Power of Reading Aloud Mar 28, 2019…
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