In Human Biology, the 6th graders demonstrated a cell’s life. Each represented an organelle and acted out the job that each performs. They did a wonderful job of bringing it to life!
The Diversity Committee wants you to know…
September 15-October 15 is Hispanic Heritage month. Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, kicked off the month with an inaugural reading at the Library of Congress. In keeping with the school’s Peace Education, our mission is to inform, empower and promote diversity within our school community and the city at large. By hosting events on campus and around Cincinnati, we hope to engage in conversation and raise awareness of our school. Our goal is to fund a Diversity Scholarship. The 2015-2016 Diversity Committee members are: Jamelle Bowers, Erin DeSantis, Jessica Donohue-Dioh, Michelle Gardner, Alicia Gibson, Karen Hills-Skipper, Kira Hinkle and Jackie Wilson and …
Jim Harris Update
TNSM graduate Jim Harris (’94) is a photographer, videographer, illustrator, writer and adventurer who had a spinal cord injury from a hang gliding accident. The documentary, Places to Go, tracks his process since his injury. Jim’s work has appeared in magazines in North America, Europe, catalogs, books and film and his assignments have taken him around the globe. The letter below is from Jim’s parents to update the alumni community. Click to see the movie trailer. June 15, 2015 ( from Mary Pat and Jim Harris) Today is Day 204 of Jim Harris’ adventure. If someone had told us last …
2009 Grads share their college and career plans.
Pictured above: Rami Wadih, Grant Eaton and Nick Abbott Elisha Aaron Elisha was a National Merit Finalist, played on Walnut Hills’ Varsity Tennis Team, and sang in the Senior Ensemble and the Chamber Choir. He attended Walnut Hills High School through 11th grade and took classes at the University of Cincinnati this past year. He will attend McGill University this fall and is planning to major in Art History. Zoe Cheng Zoe attended Walnut Hills High School. While there, she was a three-year member of the Chatterbox, their school newspaper. This past year Zoe was editor-in-chief, and the year before was managing editor! Zoe was …
Nora Sweeney
Nora Sweeney (TNSM class of ’97) is a documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Los Angeles. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and received her B.A. from Oberlin College and M.F.A. in Film/Video from CalArts. Nora taught documentary filmmaking and photography for two years at a women’s college in Madurai, India through a fellowship from Oberlin Shansi. Currently, she teaches documentary production and radio podcasting to high school students and works as a freelance editor. In Nora’s documentary films, she is drawn to immigrant communities, traditions revolving around food, and people who work with their hands, Nora enjoys exploring neighborhoods, observing vibrant public spaces, and searching …
Harvest Moon Sept 26
Please join us for the Harvest Moon Festival where we come together to celebrate the TNSM community! Alumni families, current families, staff and friends of TNSM are welcome to attend. Please bring a favorite homemade dish to share. Plates, cups and silverware are provided. For your own comfort please bring a blanket or chairs for seating on the grass and drinks of your choosing. There will be plenty of playground time for the kids. (A flashlight and sweater can be helpful as the evenings grow cooler and darker). Please join us in celebrating our special community.
Research for senior projects begins with a field trip to Cincinnati’s downtown library.
The 6th graders took their first steps in a long journey of preparing for their senior projects in the spring! Students learned their way around the downtown library and gathered resources to begin their study of their chosen topics. We can hardly wait to hear their presentations!
Thankful for the landscaping gift from our 2015 grads!
Each year, our graduating class of 6th graders makes a gift to The New School Montessori. The class of 2015’s generous donations allowed for this beautiful landscaping at the edge of the parking lot and the updates to the beds in front of the Mansion porch and Annex entrance. We are so grateful for their gift – and will be for many years to come.
Please join us for a fun morning of spreading mulch and cleaning up our campus.
Interested TNSM friends, alumni, families and staff are invited to help with fall cleanup Saturday, September 12th from 8am until noon. We will be spreading mulch in both the preprimary and elementary woods, cleaning out the mansion flower bed along the teacher parking lot, and digging out the corner of the preprimary woods where the rain runoff washes down the mulch and sand. Tools for parents to bring would be: rakes (leaf and garden) snow or grain shovels, pitch forks, tarps, wheelbarrows or garden carts etc. Bagels, fruit, coffee etc will be provided. Contact Barclay Green (or call the office 281-7999) …
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Camp Ernst recognizes Kaiya with an award for character.
Congratulations to TNSM 4th grader Kaiya who was recognized for her outstanding character and leadership by staff and counselors during summer session at YMCA’s Camp Ernst. Kaiya was one among 12 students selected for this Lakeview Legend Award from over 600 campers who participated in the program. Kiaya was chosen for her core character values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility. After receiving her medal, Kiaya (along with the 11 others selected) watered a tree symbolizing their duty to use their strong character to nurture themselves and their peers as they grow. Unit Leader Bella Frueh said. “We are proud to have campers like Kaiya at our camp. She is a friend to …