Partners Update

Partners 2012 (7th Grade), a set on Flickr.

The 7th graders met with their 2nd and 3rd grade Partners this week, and they had a great time catching up after the Winter Break.

Cultural Connections

In Cultural Connections classes during the past two weeks students have been involved in a Chinese independent research assignment.Topics researched included Chinese Inventions,Footbinding, Buddhism, the Mongols, and The Silk Road. The main purpose was to gain insight into the Chinese culture and to share information with their classmates. Another purpose was to work on time management and research skills-two areas also being worked on in science.

Ender's Game Trial (7th Grade)

Ender's Game Trial (7th Grade), a set on Flickr.

This week, the 7th grade began working on preparing for a mini mock-trial based on the novel, Ender's Game. Sarah Boyette, a public defender in Brooklyn, visited our classes to introduce the key legal aspects of the project.

Pictures of Our First Partners Meeting!

DEMiddleSchool's photostream on Flickr.

A capstone of the 7th grade service learning experience is for every student to have one or two "partners" in the Lower School, which they meet several times throughout the year for bonding activities. Please visit our 7th grade blog to see pictures of the children enjoying their first Partners experience.

http://d-e7.blogspot.com/