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Engineer Week

[vc_row][vc_column][stm_slider][stm_slider_item img_id=”6040″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”6042″ img_size=”700×500″][/stm_slider][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]This week with our Young Explorers, we are studying the world of engineering. For our youngest learners, they are finding out how things are built and why. They are testing structures and then finding ways to construct it better. Throughout their week, the campers will have building challenges. Today, we built […]

Opera Performance

[vc_row][vc_column][stm_slider][stm_slider_item img_id=”5918″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5919″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5921″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5922″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5923″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5924″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5925″][/stm_slider][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The students of Trevose Day School gave an Opera performance at the end of the school year.  After many hours of practice, and with the dedication of our Opera Director, Charis Duke, every student performed in “The 12 Dancing Princesses” to […]

Opera Dress Rehearsal

[vc_row][vc_column][stm_slider][stm_slider_item img_id=”5875″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5876″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5877″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5878″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5879″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5880″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5881″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5882″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5883″][/stm_slider][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The students of Trevose Day School and Neshaminy Montessori had many practices and a final dress rehearsal for their opera performance of The 12 Dancing Princesses, written and directed by Charis Bean Duke. They all had so […]

Field Trip To Ellis Island

[vc_row][vc_column][stm_slider][stm_slider_item img_id=”5846″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5847″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5848″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5849″][/stm_slider][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]On June 5th, Mrs. Buckley and Ms. Williams took the 1st to 5th grade students to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. This trip was a great culmination for the year according to Mrs. Buckley as her students have been studying American symbols. It is always […]

Getting Ready For The Opera

[vc_row][vc_column][stm_slider][stm_slider_item img_id=”5480″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5477″ img_size=”700×500″][/stm_slider][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Teaching opera to young students truly integrates arts into academics. Listening to and being a part of an opera is an excellent way to teach and reinforce language. An opera is literature that comes alive! Children learn best when they engage the senses and the whole body. Being able to sing, […]

Lesson From The Chickens

[vc_row][vc_column][stm_slider][stm_slider_item img_id=”5449″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5451″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5450″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5452″][/stm_slider][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Our wonderful flock of hens has taught the children so many valuable life lessons that they usually only see in books. They have also become beloved pets and feathered friends for so many students! The concepts of natural cycles, environmental stewardship, biology, and our place in nature […]

Celebrating Earth Day!

[vc_row][vc_column][stm_slider][stm_slider_item img_id=”5348″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5356″][stm_slider_item img_id=”5357″ img_size=”700×500″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5373″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5374″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5376″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5378″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5381″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5385″][stm_slider_item img_size=”700×500″ img_id=”5386″][/stm_slider][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]On April 22nd our school came together as a community to celebrate Earth Day! We spent the day outside sprucing up our school yard by raking up leaves, mulching our gardens, starting seedlings and more! […]