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emily29939
Jan 8, 20242 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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Paula Gross
Jun 7, 20231 min read
Sweet Sorrow
It's that part of a cycle -Â an ending to what has been. And the anticipation of what sweetness is yet before us, in the next turn of the...
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Paula Gross
May 12, 20232 min read
Market-ing, 5/12
It's been a wonderful market season - I hope all of you have been out at least once to the Davidson Farmers Market to interact with our...
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Paula Gross
Apr 2, 20231 min read
Dogwood Days 4/2
Spring brings so much growth and energy - we can feel it coursing through us and all around. And yet, it's the little details - the...
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shannon7481
Mar 13, 20231 min read
Grow and Share - Upper El
Last week, Upper El walked to the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson to deliver our school-grown kale. The kale was grown in the dome using...
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Paula Gross
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Sustainability, 2/15
"I've got work to do." This spirit of this refrain from one of my favorite "Ms. Kathleen" songs rises up joyfully in your children when...
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Paula Gross
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Stirrings, 2/5
Can you feel the stirrings of spring? This week, even through the chill of February air, we heard and saw signs of a shift. The...
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Paula Gross
Jan 13, 20231 min read
Global Goals and Food Webs (1/13)
Middle Schoolers are starting off the second semester of Sustainability by broadening their lens to the Global level. In 2015, the United...
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Paula Gross
Dec 16, 20221 min read
Welcoming Winter (12/16)
It has felt like a time of wrapping up the last two weeks. Wrapping up projects, ourselves in more layers, and the calendar year. As we...
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Paula Gross
Dec 4, 20222 min read
Sustainability Report (12/4)
Kindergarteners completed their plant models to reflect their interpretation of the six plant parts we’ve been learning about. This was a...
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Paula Gross
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Sustainability, Nov. 18
Plants, animals, markets, weather, community, dreams, hard work, and biodiversity. All characters in the documentary that UE watched last...
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Paula Gross
Nov 7, 20222 min read
The Wheel is Turning (Sustainability, 11/7)
What a glorious and busy October its been, sweeping us into November! We've been treated to an amazing display of fall color this season...
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Paula Gross
Oct 9, 20221 min read
Sustainability 10/9
How can we trust the harvest, unless we see it sown? - Mary Renault Between different classes, we've done a little sowing, a little...
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