Annex students studied motion and energy and performed experiments with pendular motion. They first formed hypotheses to guess if changing either the angle or the length of the pendulum would result in a faster or slower swing time.
TNSM camping weekend!
TNSM teacher Robby Lewis and his family hosted an “auction sign-up party” at their farm in Kentucky. Parents brought side dishes for a potluck dinner while Robby’s family provided smoked pork shoulder as the main course. Everyone pitched their tents in the field, looked for crayfish in the creek, wandered through the woods, played by the pond, hung out by the fire, relaxed on the porch swing and gazed at the stars. Many thanks to the Lewis family for hosting this camping trip and to the families who signed up for supporting The New School Montessori.
Preprimary students learned about solids, liquids and gases.
Preprimary students learned about solids, liquids and gases. They experimented, using various materials to make bubbles. They discovered how to control their breath to create the biggest bubbles and found out which materials worked best.
Elephants on a Spider’s Web
Preprimary teacher Margaret Kellar sang “Elephants on a Spider’s Web” in Spanish while her students, pretending to be elephants on the web, fell into a heap once the web broke under their weight.
Cooperative Learning
Whether on the playground or in the classroom, TNSM children can often be found helping each other as they learn new tasks.
6th graders act out the life of a cell.
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 …
Annual Giving 2015 – This Is the Place
Dear Friends, Forty-five years ago a group of parents were searching for a place to create a school that encouraged alternative views and challenged students to consider, explore, and think deeply about themselves and the world around them. They found the Mitchell Mansion and knew, “This is the Place.” From that time in 1970, parents and staff have worked together to protect and nourish those same values in the lives of children. Through long hours, generous donations and volunteerism, our founding community, and generations since then, have promised to keep the doors open for families looking for a school that …
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 …