Your Gift in Action

May 2012

The Arts of Lower School: Discovering, Refining, Confidently Expressing

The Lower School celebrated the Arts with a showcase of visual artwork by students in grades Pre-K-5th. The display was followed by the Spring Concert featuring the voices of the Lower School Chorus and the instrumental talents of the Lower School Orchestra and Band.

Throughout the year, our youngest students work with a variety of media to create visual art and are encouraged to develop skills, craftsmanship and confidence through experimentation. In addition, students experience art through music as an integral part of their daily education. Associations made with language, drama, history and the environment demonstrate the various ways music and art influence and enhance the world around them. Our aspiring artists share their unique skills and art appreciation with the community during assemblies, special programs and concerts.

Integrated curriculum that allows students the opportunity to discover, refine and confidently express their abilities is made possible with your support of the
Annual Fund.

This is YOUR GIFT IN ACTION!

Profiles

  • March 2012

    If you toss two standard six-sided dice, what is the probability that you will get a 3 on at least one die? (Answer: 11/36)

    This is a typical problem solved by the Middle School members of Math Counts. The group, led by Middle School Math Department Head Matt Notary, meets weekly to discuss
    problem-solving strategies and use mathematical reasoning to answer various types of questions.

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  • January 2012

    The Voyager magazine, the Upper School Modern Language Journal, features articles, essays, and poems by students, faculty, and alumni. Various modern languages are utilized to explore and debate a wide range of international and multicultural issues and current events.

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  • November 2011

    The Alphabetia program is part of the Lower School's Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Program. It enables Lower School faculty to facilitate unique educational activities developed especially for GA's youngest members. In this storybook land, reading skills are reinforced through fun games and hands-on activities while the students practice and master phonetic strategies.

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  • October 2011

    Emily Rubinfield 1760, Bayard Templeton, Jim Eichsteadt and Mark Stephens 1760 of the Middle School history department use a variety of teaching methods, including role playing, technology and debate to engage students in the learning process.

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  • April 2011

    Members of the Upper School club Kids Teaching Kids (KTK) work with Pre-K and Kindergarten students to create and test a Tornado Tube. This man-made vortex demonstrates how air pressure and density combine to create an incredible force of nature!

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