As part of an integrated Global Studies & Art unit, the 4/5 class created mixed-media art pieces, along with accompanying quotes, that display their personal beliefs about human and civil rights. The Art Exhibit, titled “Messages of Human Rights” is currently on display at Folino’s Pizza in Shelburne (through the month of May). Be sure to stop by to check it out!

On May 6th, parents and teachers gathered to help green up our school. It was a fun morning of planting flowers, mulching garden beds, raking and assembling a new outdoor shed. A big thank you to all who attended and to our fabulous Parent Committee for organizing this event!

 

As part of our Spring CLIC week, Vermont Day School recently teamed up with Seventh Generation, a mission-focused company that creates sustainable products for families and homes, for an all school project.  To initiate the project, students visited the Seventh Generation headquarters in Burlington, where they toured the facility, learned about the company’s mission, and observed green chemistry experiments in action. On the visit, students also received their challenge from the company’s Marketing Director: to create a line of youth products that are targeted to children and good for the earth. Throughout the week, students worked in small groups to follow the steps of the design process and create their prototypes. On Friday, we returned to Seventh Generation headquarters to present product ideas, which ranged from multi-layered rainbow soap to an eco-friendly kids’ car wash kit. It was a phenomenal week of creativity and innovation. Several of the student designed products are currently on display at the Williston Library.

As part of their year-long study of Vermont, the 2/3 students selected an influential Vermonter to research ways he/she has impacted our state and culture. As a culmination of their learning, the class created a Wax Museum to teach others about these influential Vermonters. Visitors to the museum were encouraged to push the “wax statue’s” button to hear the person’s biography.

The 4/5 class at Vermont Day School has been immersed in an integrated Global Studies and Art unit, called Messages of Human Rights. Learning about the Declaration of Human Rights, the US Bill of Rights and the Civil Rights era, the project helped students shape their personal beliefs and viewpoints. As a culmination of their learning, each student created a mixed-media piece of artwork to express his/her own personal idea, belief or message about human or civil rights. The art pieces were on display for the school and parent community to view at our all-school project based learning share last week.