Category Archives: Weekly Wrap-ups

Nina and Alex vlog about STEM

Posted on October 13, 2017 by courtneyhawes

Over the last two weeks, we asked students to experiment with a different type of blog format when writing about their air launchers from STEM class. Nina and Alex chose to vlog about it and we were blown away when … Continue reading →

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Learning Projectile Motion through Air Launchers (Safely!)

Posted on September 29, 2017 by courtneyhawes

August 31, 2017: The first day of class What better way to study projectile motion in STEM 11 than to launch projectiles? It makes so much sense; in Physics, the first semester is devoted to the study of displacement, velocity, … Continue reading →

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Why are we doing this?

Posted on April 28, 2017 by courtneyhawes

If you were a rich Greek in 100 B.C., it was not uncommon to pay a tutor to come to your villa and teach you math. When it cooled off later in the afternoon, you might gather with the other … Continue reading →

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Can You Help Me with This?

Posted on March 3, 2017 by courtneyhawes

In high school I worked, on average, twenty-five hours per week at the Staples Copy & Print Center in town. It was a cushy job in large part because roaming Office Supplies was the worst; I remember how satisfied customers were when you … Continue reading →

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A Night at the Museum

Posted on February 11, 2017 by courtneyhawes

On Wednesday, February 8th, GHS Innovation Lab sophomores exhibited their artwork at the Bruce Museum. A one-night event, hundreds of students, parents, and residents visited “Opposition and Change in Self and Society.” Today’s front-page story in the Greenwich Time features Jody, Lucas, … Continue reading →

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Student Voice [Full Post]

Posted on February 3, 2017 by courtneyhawes

A draft of this post was sent earlier in error. Below is the full post. We would do well to listen to students more. They are more connected to the “real world” than most adults were at their age. They follow the President … Continue reading →

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Student Spotlight

Posted on October 23, 2016 by courtneyhawes

This week, we’d like to share excerpts from our students’ blogs and some photos from class. We encourage you to follow the links to their full post and leave them a comment. The list of sophomore and junior blogs can … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes with a side of Precalculus

Posted on October 14, 2016 by courtneyhawes

At 7:32 this morning, I emailed Pierce, a junior, this photo of his project: Pierce, 7:38: NOOOOOO Me, 9:29: Google what the issue is with droopy plants? Pierce, 10:34: It was not enough watering. Found the problem with the sprinklers. Will … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Metaphor?

Posted on October 7, 2016 by courtneyhawes

We are all familiar with the race – the rat race, the treadmill, the conveyor belt, the carousel – of life. Whichever metaphor fits best, we often find ourselves scrambling to get to the next activity, the next hurdle, or … Continue reading →

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Modern Day Muckrakers

Posted on October 2, 2016 by mikebelanger514

A few years back, a colleague and I had the idea to explore local issues through the lens of history. The plan was to comb through Greenwich archives and offer insight into the major issues facing the town by bringing … Continue reading →

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