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Anne Mackay: Turning on the Light for BB&N’s Youngest ReadersAnne Mackay never takes reading for granted. As a Lower School reading specialist she has spent five days a week for the past seven years coaxing words out of Morse Building students’ mouths one syllable at a time. If it sounds repetitive, that’s sort of the point. More
Andrew Warren Helps Budding Filmmakers Focus Their Creative VisionStudents in Andrew Warren’s Film and Video class are in the business of creating illusions. And that, they have learned, is no simple task.... More
Around the World in 50 Minutes with Margaret HardyThe ten seventh graders in the Latin class file one by one into the room. They drop their heavy backpacks down and take their seats. The lunch break is over, and they don’t look quite ready to relinquish it. They chat a bit, and the boys playfully throw an elbow here and there as they fish their Latin notebooks and pencils out of their overstuffed bags.... More
"Making it Stick": Math Teacher Richard ChangRichard Chang’s seventh grade math class is all about possibilities. Today, his students have eagerly accepted the challenge to physically arrange 24 cubes in different configurations in order to minimize the surface area. More
Building Cultural Bridges: Arabic Teacher Kamel Gadallah“A-Salamu ali-kum,” says Kamel Gadallah to each student entering his classroom at the Upper School. The traditional greeting of “Peace unto you,” this disarming, generous offer will be the first of many Gadallah extends to his students during the Arabic 2 class. More
Beginners North Learn Multiple Perspectives of ThanksgivingOver the past few weeks, Beginners North has been working on complicating the traditional story about Thanksgiving, engaging the multiple perspectives and experiences that are actually constitute this part of our history. Their critical thinking and willingness to look at the story from multiple perspectives has developed a more nuanced understanding of Thanksgiving within our classroom. We would like to share with you some of our thinking about Thanksgiving and the many people and stories that make up this tradition. More
“Lumos!” “Stupefy!” “Study!”: Harry Potter Class a HitYou might think English teacher Rob Leith would have to wave a magic wand to get second semester seniors to write a 5,000 word essay and read a 750-page book in one week. But when it came to teaching a mini AP Harry Potter class this semester, Leith was actually the one under his students' spell. (At left: This past Sunday, students enjoyed the Harry Potter movie marathon, which began at 6AM and ended after midnight.) More
Perfect Partners: Research and Technology Team Up on LS CampusLower School librarian Heather Lee is all about getting information. LS technology teacher Colm Eliet is all about production. Together, the two combine their strengths to teach third graders the critical skills they'll need in order to be leaders in a rapidly changing world. More
Understanding Drag with Kelley SchultheisIn Kelley Schultheis’ science lab, students are designing a controlled experiment that will measure the amount of air resistance (drag) on an object using Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion as their guide.... More
Reading Between the Lines with Jaime GoldsteinOne can’t help but get a welcoming vibe upon entering Sixth Grade reading and writing teacher Jaime Goldstein’s classroom. Overhead fluorescent lights are eschewed, replaced instead with lamps and strings of lights, photos of students’ families and pets adorn the walls, and a patterned rug in the middle of the room invites circular discussion and a cozy feel.... More
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