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Beyond the Hour of Code
Written on 10 Dec, 2014 at 11:42 in All-School, Featured, General, Grades 5-8, Grades K-4, Upper School | viewed times | 0 Comments
Guest post by Kim Wilkens, Co-Coordinator of Computer Science Initiatives The Hour of Code is a movement that began in 2013 with the ambitious goal of getting 10 million students coding for an hour during Computer Science Education Week in December. Why is getting... (Continue reading)
Residential Life Thanksgiving Dinner
Written on 21 Nov, 2014 at 12:33 in All-School, Featured, General, Grades 5-8, Grades K-4, Pre-School, Upper School | viewed times | 0 Comments
On November 20, the Residential Life program hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for the St. Anne’s-Belfield School community. Faculty and staff brought their family members to enjoy a meal of turkey and trimmings with the majority of the School’s 62 boarding... (Continue reading)
Annual First Grade Ancient Pueblo Dig
Written on 6 Nov, 2014 at 17:15 in All-School, Featured, General, Grades K-4 | viewed times | 0 Comments
The first grade has just concluded an archeological excavation to introduce a unit on the Ancient Pueblo People. Before their dig, the students learned about archeologists, including how they excavate and record what they find, what they do with artifacts,... (Continue reading)
School Celebrates Halloween Traditions
Written on 31 Oct, 2014 at 17:49 in All-School, Featured, General, Grades 5-8, Grades K-4, Pre-School, Upper School | viewed times | 0 Comments
Halloween celebrations across the School began with a morning Pre-School and Junior Kindergarten costume parade throughout the Learning Village, and the annual Farmer Lourie’s Pumpkin Patch complete with a reading of Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin to gathered students and families. This... (Continue reading)
K-8 SKOLA Program Begins
Written on 1 Oct, 2014 at 16:31 in All-School, Featured, General, Grades 5-8, Grades K-4 | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Learning Village’s after school enrichment program, SKOLA, kicked off this week with a wide range of classes for students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. This fall’s classes cover architecture, environmental action, outdoor adventures, coding and programming, dance, Mandarin and... (Continue reading)
Kindergarten Poets’ Tea
Written on 14 May, 2014 at 22:44 in All-School, Featured, General, Grades K-4 | viewed times | 0 Comments
This afternoon, St. Anne’s-Belfield School Kindergarten students hosted family and friends for the annual Kindergarten Poets’ Tea. With enthusiasm and their loud “speaking voices” students each presented their favorite poems and explained reasons for selecting the particular piece. Each poem... (Continue reading)
Fourth Grader is Head of Lower School for the Day
Fourth Grade student Alexandra James experienced St. Anne’s-Belfield School from a completely different perspective on Wednesday, May 7, when she was Head of the Lower School for a day. Alexandra started her day by opening car doors in front of... (Continue reading)
Lower School Students Interview Ellis Paul
Two weeks prior to Ellis Paul’s May 13, 2014 concert at the Learning Village Auditorium on the Belfield Campus, fourth grader students Mary Holland and Tyler interviewed the singer/songwriter about how he writes songs, his children’s album “The Hero in You,” and... (Continue reading)
Students Welcome Grandparents and Special Friends
On Friday, April 25, Lower School students welcomed special visitors to the School for the annual Grandparents’ and Special Friends Day. Students shared what they’ve been learning in classroom visits with their guests, and had the opportunity to perform for... (Continue reading)
Students Participate in Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Written on 16 Apr, 2014 at 20:12 in All-School, Featured, General, Grades K-4, Upper School | viewed times | 0 Comments
Today, first graders visited the Greenway Rise Campus to participate in the annual Easter Egg Hunt with Seniors. In cross-divisional partner groups, students rushed to find as many Easter eggs as they could before enjoying a picnic lunch together. To... (Continue reading)