School Stuff by Ann Pieramici
Crane School’s Traditional Year-End Events Go Virtual
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he theater at Crane Country Day School is dark, but that hasn’t stopped production of its annual Upper School musical. In fact, the school has barely missed a beat as it continues with nearly all of the spring traditions that have come to define the K-8 school. “Our spring culminations are still happening, just not in our typical face-to-face format,” explained Headmaster Joel Weiss. “It’s new territory for all of us and we’ve infused our year-end projects, events and performances with more technology and creativity to ensure that students get to experience the programs they’ve anticipated.” High-tech forces are clearly at work in the school’s production of Peter Pan which launches to life in three installments: a full cast music video, podcast, and a scene filmed as a movie using green screen technology. “We’ve never done anything like
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This Crane fifth grader was so inspired by his virtual tour of Sturbridge Village that he baked German Cherry Streusel Cake – a recipe straight out of the 1800s
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