Author Archives: GHS Innovation Lab

It’s taken about six months for the conscious realization that being in an office for hours on end is part of why teachers prefer a room full of young minds and new ideas. Just as students surprise a class with … Continue reading →

Mike may have taken the reins for a west coast wrap-up, but this week, his eloquent dialogue and witty banter makes way for my more colloquial summary. The week in review! At the end of a long meeting yesterday, we were … Continue reading →

It’s been a short week at Innovation Lab – our high school had a half day Wednesday and midterms on Thursday and Friday. A few thoughts from early in the week: 1. Making our model work within our high school’s … Continue reading →

1. Today marks the self-imposed, initial deadline for students to sign up for Innovation Lab. We’re close to two-thirds full and will keep accepting students on a first-come first-serve basis. The feeling among the team is positive about where we’re at; … Continue reading →

0. Check us out in the Greenwich Free Press! Major thanks to Sarah Darer Littman and Leslie Yager for stopping by. 1. Seeing so many college freshmen return to GHS right before the winter break is always refreshing. Our old students … Continue reading →

The weeks start to blend together with so many different things happening with regard to Innovation Lab. Here’s what we did: 1. We hosted an info session on Wednesday night – we’ve seen about 150 parents in person now and … Continue reading →

In our design for sophomore year, we are planning an arc of Intellect, Identity, Inspiration, and Innovation to line up with the four quarters of the academic year. This week’s wrap-up will be a preview of what we’re thinking of … Continue reading →

One quick note before the BOE update below – we were fortunate to continue connection with Mid-Pacific’s eXploratory program over in Honolulu. This time, Mark Hines was able to pull together two humanities teachers to chat with Mike and Kyaiera about how they plan projects, … Continue reading →

1. We continue to visit freshman classess and have gotten to around 75% of them. Our four parent/student info sessions have seen a total of around 80 people. We have another one Tuesday at 7PM and the following Monday before Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

1. We began the week with an info session on Monday night to roughly 45 parents (and a few students) up in the Media Center. As anything in teaching, timing went out the window and a half hour talk turned into an hour … Continue reading →