LOWER SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
Lower School Director Jen Munnerlyn
What a year! As a Lower School, we were able to work together and in partnership with students and families to offer an in-person learning experience.
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Our success was unique in the world. Many schools were unable to provide a learning program, let alone After-School-Activities, for the entire year. This success was due to a staff that followed safety guidelines and made sure students did the same. In addition, parental support of our systems was vital. Our students benefited academically and, maybe more importantly, socially and emotionally by having in-person contact this year. We started the year hoping to make it two whole weeks and not feeling sure if the youngest students could follow the procedures. In the end, even our three-year-old Lancers wore their masks every day, all day!
STEM Learning! The Lower School teachers completed a three-year development cycle to ensure all grades were teaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) units. As a result, students love the hands-on, challenging curriculum and teachers feel more comfortable teaching STEM subjects. Future work involves the continued design of projectbased learning opportunities and the development of a “makers” culture in the Lower School and ASM.
