Here are the inquiries for 2012-13. |
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The Kindergarten community will be exploring the inquiry, “I am more than YOU CAN SEE; There’s MORE to me than MEETS THE EYE!” Students will be looking closely at changes in nature as a concrete touchstone to observing the changes in ourselves—changes, growth, gifts and special skills. We will become scientists, anthropologists, psychologists and ultimately the most self-aware kindergarten students that we could possibly be. Come on in and enjoy our journey of learning... |
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What is a System? Students will work with various systems in order to uncover just what and how ‘SYSTEMS’ are part of everything that we do.
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Every story must have a beginning, some contributing factor. A story has roots, roots that start with a seed. Like anything else that begins, they must inevitably lead somewhere, they must leave us with something. A seed, a story, has effects. A story has a legacy. But where do seeds come from? Where do legacies lead? |
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What’s the story? What’s reality? What’s important? What more do we need to know? How do personal points of view and different perspectives play a part in and influence ‘the story?’ What’s the story of our city? How does Public Art help tell our city’s story? What’s the story about advertising? Marketing? How does media ‘change’ the story?
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Music is such an important part every child's experience at Glendale
School. Students sing, move, dance and play instruments to learn about
the joy of making music in a supportive community and about the techniques.
The music program reaches out to support the inquiry in the school. |
The inquiries for 2011-12. |
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The power of a name and its value has long been immortalized in prose, poetry, and religious ceremony. Everyone recognizes himself or herself by name. The question is: What does my name mean and how does a name influence a person's character? We are investigating the power of our name and how our name--one word--tells an amazing story. Enjoy our journey to discovering this story. |
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Why does what I say matter? How does what I say effect the world and other people? The Grade 1/2 Community will be reflecting and commenting on the POWER and IMPACT of language. As the students deepen their understanding of who they are, they will learn how they can positively affect the world through communication.
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Students are examining Greek Mythology and the principles embedded within each story to develop a sense of universal personality types found around our modern world. Using that knowledge, we have begun to compare how the ancients understood themselves and important events in their history, with how we view global situations today. We are beginning to see that these ancient stories can help us to evaluate our place in history, and that they can be tools to relate current events to the stories of our forefathers. We are learning to see the myths through the eyes of our current world and to see our current world through mythical eyes. Join us on a journey through time and tradition as we begin to unravel the unending web of “Our Ancient Now.” |
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This year, the 5/6 Learning Community will be delving into various aspects of entertainment starting off with an exploration of Shakespeare and the Renaissance this Fall. Understanding the life and times of Shakespeare will give us perspective into gender roles, art forms, entertainment genres and so forth. This is all leading up to the unveiling of our greater inquiry in the near future. Visit often!
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Music is such an important part every child's experience at Glendale
School. Students sing, move, dance and play instruments to learn about
the joy of making music in a supportive community and about the techniques.
The music program reaches out to support the inquiry in the school. |
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