For our Spring CLIC week (Create, Learn, Innovate, Celebrate), students worked on a week-long design project with Burton. The challenge was to improve a snowboard prototype from a visual, technical or marketing perspective to make it more appealing to young riders. Students working collaboratively in groups to design a new prototype, which they presented to Burton representatives at the end of the week. Their ideas were very creative, ranging from light-up snowboards to snowboard/ski combinations to snowboards with collectible charms!
News and Events
Ancient Egypt Museum Gallery Opening
Force & Motion at Work
April 4th-8th- Spring CLIC week
During our Spring CLIC (Create, Learn, Innovate, Celebrate) week, students will work on a week-long project with Burton Snowboards. Burton will present students with snowboard prototypes and challenge them to improve the prototype from a technical, aesthetic or marketing perspective. This is a real-world opportunity for students to put the design process in action and apply their creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills. We can’t wait to see their proposals!
April 12th- Parent Committee Meeting
Join us for our next Parent Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 12th @ 8:15 am. We will be planning for green-up day and spring carnival. Hope to see you there!
April 18-22- Spring Vacation
There is no school April 18th-22nd. Have a wonderful vacation week!
STEM Class Designs Simple Machine Prototypes
As their culminating project for a hands-on unit about simple machines, the 2/3/4 students are faced with the challenge of creating a compound machine that uses two or more simple machines to do its job. As part of the Design Thinking process, they created prototypes to test their designs. After reflecting on what works and what could be improved, they will begin to build their final product. More photos to come!
Students Learn to Code and Program Ozobots
During an after school enrichment class, students learned to code Ozobot robots using a visually-based coding programming called Ozoblocky. They learned to write code on our chromebooks and program the robots to perform a variety of tasks, including navigating an obstacle course. Stay tuned for details about additional coding opportunities at Vermont Day School!
Preparing for Student-Led Conferences
March 23rd- Field Trip to Flemming Museum @ UVM
Students will visit the Flemming Museum of Art at UVM on March 23rd to see the Ancient Egypt exhibit, which includes a 6th century mummy!
March 24th- Professional Development/No School for Students
Vermont Day School teachers have a Professional Development Day on March 24th. There is no school for students on March 24th or 25th, 2016.
March 25th- Parent & Teacher Conferences/No School for Students
We look forward to meeting with you during conferences. K/1 conferences are for parents and teachers. The 2/3/4 class will participate in student-led conferences; this is an opportunity for our older students to reflect on their learning and growth, and share their amazing digital portfolios with parents. There is no school for students on March 25th.
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