We had a great week back from our February break with two new units—chemical energy for our science time and flash fiction for our story...

This week, middle and upper elementary students went to lunch with their amazing Spanish instructor Mr. Jeff. They feasted on incredible...

Upper elementary had the opportunity to explore the new Light Factory facility and create in the darkroom! With a gallery full of...

Upper El has been all about our Science Fair and our Catapult project the last week. That means our classroom has felt like a mix between...

We had a really cool week with a field trip, continuing our science fair, and ending with a fun experiment--connecting our current topic...

Our last week and a half have been about completion. Our latest story and parts of our science fair have been the focus. Working on a...

Happy New Year, everyone! We're back from our break, and it feels good. This week we started with a little catch-up and review and then...

Our society has a tendency to judge everything by the bottom line: Is the answer right? And how quickly did you get to the answer?...

It's good to be back after our break, and we had a great week in UE. We've continued our new unit on Elastic Energy, which we began the...

Magical is the word that best describes upper elementary’s field trip to Barrier Island Sea Camp.  One of my favorite parts about this...

Upper El has been hard at work on several projects in the afternoon. On top of our science and engineering work, we also prepared our...

Lost Slavery Tour, Charlotte This week, Upper El walked Charlotte's Lost Slavery Tour. Created by a former Myers Park High School...

Over the last week, and during this very short week, we made a lot of progress on our stories, our Mission Specialist Project, explored...

I love it when my lesson plans are supported by the "World," especially when it aligns without forcing it. You'll understand what I mean...

This week, UE visited the Innovation Barn, part of Envision Charlotte. We learned about their mission to encourage innovation and improve...

This week, we explored energy transformation, had a fantastic field trip, and began a space-related research project. PENDULUMS: On...

The Innovation Barn…. Sounds like the perfect first field trip of the year for a group of innovative kids, right? Well, it was! The...

Perfect weather, children laughing and splashing, great conversations and connecting… it could not have been a more perfect afternoon! A...

This week we started with a recap on the force of gravity, learned some chess, explored promises in story writing, and entered into the...

UE has continued to explore making connections. As we read along in Song for a Whale, we also listened to actual whale songs. They...