We had some great moments of planned and spontaneous activity in the Project Space this week! Nursery Blue couldn’t wait to use the open room to build their foundations and structures for their Construction Unit. They drew blueprints and architectural sketches, assembled boxes with Make Dos, then painted their buildings....
After just three days of fully using the Commons (thanks, Polar Vortex), we held the grand Commons Unveiling opening events for our Harley community! The day began right off with a full school assembly to honor and thank all of the people who have invested time, thought, effort and money...
Several key players in knowing how the systems of the Commons operate (admin, staff, teachers, students, and construction foreman) spent 90 minutes this afternoon learning about the Variable Refrigerant Flow system and controls. Shawn Maier and Walker Calderwood of Kenron walked the group through the computer controls, the governing software,...
This Common Ground features two teachers who made excellent use of problem-based learning opportunities….one has been ongoing in the 3rd and 4th Grade Project Based Learning class, and the other was a spontaneous inspiration drawn from the previously mentioned project installation in the Gallery. But first, a description of the...
Blessed with a late start to our new school year, many of the faculty were on campus for the Thursday and Friday after orientation to work and get things all prepared for the students. During those two days, the faculty & staff were given the opportunity to tour the not-quite-complete...
