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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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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 22, 20201 min read
Seeds... art and getting ready for spring
This week in Primary, students learned about cold stratification of seeds. Certain seeds need to cold to germinate, to experience winter....
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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 31, 20191 min read
Upper Elementary giving back to Davidson
After thoughtful design and lessons on proper planting of trees and shrubs, we headed  to the Flat Iron Garden this week to plant...
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kathleen McIntyre
Oct 29, 20191 min read
Fall Overnight Field Trip: Upper Elementary
Magical is the word that best describes upper’s elementary field trip to Barrier Island Sea Camp. What was most amazing about this trip...
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Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 19, 20191 min read
The Schiele Museum of Natural History
Upper Elementary students visited the Schiele Museum of Natural History where they observed North American rocks and minerals, wildlife,...
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Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 9, 20192 min read
Upper Elementary Week of 9/3
We had a packed 4-day week! Please check out all the learning we did—and fun we had—by viewing the attached newsletter. This week, our...
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Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 30, 20192 min read
Upper Elem Week of Aug 26th
While this was only our second week of school, it feels as if we've been together for over a month. Students have fallen into routine...
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Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 23, 20191 min read
Upper Elementary Week of Aug 20th
Happy Friday, families of Upper El students! Thank you for sharing your child with me this week. I LOVE our class! I hope that they...
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