Climbing:

This month in Physical Education, students are using the LDFDS climbing wall to challenge themselves and get off the ground!

Multimedia Presentations:

Students are hard at work in Technology class, adding the finishing touches and music to their Keynote presentations about the topic of their choice.

Student Boxes:

In Class I, Students put together boxes representing important aspects of themselves using photographs, words and drawings.

Fall Gardening:

The students in class V are using the garden to learn about annual and perennial plants.  They are harvesting annual seeds and planting perennial bulbs this fall.

Adventure Education:

Students have been participating in activities designed to improve cooperation, communication, physical fitness, decision making, and problem solving.

Goldfish Pond:

The students in class IV are using the tea garden pond to study ecosystems. They are learning about different kinds of organisms that inhabit the pond—in particular, the Koi (goldfish). Mark and Charlie are shown observing/feeding the fry (baby Koi).

Day of the Dead:

In order to expand our appreciation of different cultures we will focus on celebrations that are held around the world. For our first effort, Class III created Calacas (a colloquial Mexican name for a skeleton) to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos ("Day of the Dead," which is similar to our Halloween celebration).

Election Mobiles:

Students in Class II are studying the upcoming presidential election. They are creating mobiles to display information about the candidates and the issues.