Sustainability: Riparian Zones Rock
This week, whether on zoom or a field trip, students learned about the importance of riparian zones and how they function. We also...
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 7, 20211 min read
Sustainability: Riparian Zones
Riparian zones are intriguing and valuable ecosystems, which happen to be an essential part of your child’s experience at DGS. Throughout...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 18, 20201 min read
Fiber Fun and secret surprise...
Lower Elementary's outing to Hearts on Fiber was full of fibers and fun! Students learned about various types of fibers from plant to...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 15, 20201 min read
Sustainability: Maps and Chicks
We continued our study of maps this week by focusing our attention on topographic maps. Students learned about contour line...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 8, 20201 min read
Sustainability: Map and Compass
Our Middle School has begun its micronation project. Mapping their “nation” is one aspect of this collaborative project. Taking the...
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kathleen McIntyre
Oct 25, 20201 min read
Sustainability: Candle Making
Our unit on embryonic development has come to an end and making candles was a great way to celebrate (candles were originally used to...
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kathleen McIntyre
Oct 18, 20201 min read
Sustainability: Egg Candling
We have embryonic action happening this week! After candling our chicken eggs, students discovered that only three eggs showed no...
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kathleen McIntyre
Oct 11, 20201 min read
Sustainability: Incubating Eggs
The moment we have all been waiting for has arrived! The eggs are in their incubator and Upper Elementary students where the hens for...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 20, 20201 min read
Sustainability: Egg Lab
After fall break, we will begin the exciting activity of incubating eggs. Before we launch into embryonic development, it is helpful to...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 13, 20201 min read
Pickling Day
Dr. Montessori emphasized the importance of using real tools and engaging with purposeful activities. This fosters young people’s...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 6, 20201 min read
The science behind food preservation
By understanding the conditions in which bacteria thrive, students could solve the problem of how to eat a locally grown cucumber at...
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kathleen McIntyre
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Sustainability 101
What is Sustainability? I ask this question often. Students offer lots of examples, but I want to make sure they understand the why...
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Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 21, 20201 min read
Lower Elementary August 17-21: Galaxies and Stars!
We have had an amazing week in Lower Elementary! The children have been very diligent about learning and following all our new hygiene...
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kathleen McIntyre
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Bunny Love
We have two new amazing DGS community members, who happen to be super fluffy. This week, each group has been learning about how to care...
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 20, 20202 min read
Social Emotional Learning
What is most foundational to who we are as a school community is the social-emotional well-being of our students.
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 6, 20203 min read
Civic Engagement
Our students' enthusiasm and commitment for making this community and world a better place is inspiring. Since the start of this school...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 20, 20191 min read
Connecting the Pieces
Our focus for the past couple of weeks has been bacteria, with the end game of understanding the microbiology of our aquaponics system. ...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 17, 20191 min read
Is Davidson Recycling Right? DGS found out!
This week, Middle School Students presented to leaders in Davidson on the information they gathered along with lower elementary on if...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 10, 20191 min read
Bacteria… the good guys
These microscopic organisms do so much good, from breaking down fish waste in our aquaponics system to decomposing our food waste. We...
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kathleen McIntyre
Oct 29, 20191 min read
Fall Overnight Field Trip: Lower Elementary
Our annual trip to Camp Rockmont, nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina, was filled with adventure and community. This trip...
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