Sustainability + Engineering at a Glance
The last few weeks in Sustainability and Engineering have been a blast. Please enjoy the photo dump! While Lower Elementary was away on...
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emily29939
Sep 262 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
Last week in sustainability, we continued our aquaponics exploration! Our Kindergarten through 3rd-grade students focused on the...
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emily29939
Sep 172 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
This past Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) Annual Conference at Catawba...
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emily29939
Sep 92 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
This month, students from Kindergarten through 5th grade are diving into the world of aquaponics. We kicked things off last week with an...
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emily29939
Sep 12 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
Welcome Back, DGS Family! We’ve had a fantastic first week back at school! The kids loved exploring the new forest playground and jumping...
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emily29939
Jun 32 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
Many of you have heard the quote, "Life is too short, eat dessert first." You might have seen it on the whiteboard during drop-off and...
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emily29939
May 212 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
"In wilderness lies the hope of the world." -John Muir Our Lower Elementary engineers wrapped up their pasta car race series and have...
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emily29939
Apr 292 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
The past few weeks have been an absolute blast in the world of sustainability. We've been up to all sorts of fun stuff, and I can't wait...
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emily29939
Mar 223 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
DGS Farmers Market Booth 3/16/24 First off, thank you so much to everyone who volunteered and came to support our students at the...
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emily29939
Mar 82 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
This week, I've thoroughly enjoyed the glimpse of spring Mother Nature has given us. This wonderful weather has my heart feeling extra...
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emily29939
Feb 122 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
Photo dump from the last few weeks! We have been working on quite the assortment of activities. In engineering, Lower Elementary explored...
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emily29939
Jan 222 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
Lots has been going on the last two weeks of sustainability. We've dealt with some different weather conditions, from wind and rain, to...
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emily29939
Jan 82 min read
Welcome Back from Winter Break
"Winter is a season of recovery and preparation." -Paul Theroux I sincerely hope you all had a restful winter break. Last week, Upper...
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emily29939
Nov 17, 20232 min read
Farewell to Fall
This week, lower elementary said their farewell to fall. We discussed things that are prevalent in fall ranging from falling leaves, to...
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emily29939
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Sound to Sea
Last week I had the privilege of traveling with Upper Elementary to the coast to learn about ecology on the barrier islands of North...
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emily29939
Oct 30, 20232 min read
This Week at a Glance
This past week was an eventful one in the sustainability realm. Lower elementary students started off their week given the challenge to...
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Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read
In Other Loft News ...... World Affairs Council of Charlotte
This year, Mr. Derek and I (Miss Patricia) joined the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as educators so that we may participate in their...
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Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read
In Other Loft News.... Our UN Focus
To give a little background information....... In 2016, the United Nations ratified a declaration stating seventeen audacious goals that...
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emily29939
Oct 16, 20232 min read
The Art of Knowing
Sustainability. It is something that is always evolving. It is something that requires effort. That's why over the past few weeks...
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emily29939
Sep 22, 20232 min read
Sustainability at a Glance
I recently came across a quote from Jane Goodall. "You cannot get through a day without having an impact on the world around you." As I...
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