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A Gamified Approach to Global Language Learning

May 7, 2020

Academics,
In the Classroom

Imagine a method of learning that looks a bit like the opening credits of Game of Thrones and you’ll have a good idea of Mrs. Kokoszka’s Upper Campus Spanish classes. As part of her curriculum, Mrs. Kokoszka utilizes a gamified…

When Life Gives You Lemons

April 30, 2020

Sarah Hyland is one of the many IMS teachers who had to retrofit her middle school curriculum to thrive in a remote setting. Instead of feeling deterred by the demands that came with teaching math creatively and remotely, she decided…

A Virtual Reality Experience of Mount Vesuvius

February 11, 2020

In the Classroom,
Technology

Whenever possible, we like to bring history to life. It is our belief that students learn best when they are engaged in different types of learning. That’s why our sixth grade humanities students got to experience the eruption of Mount…

American Sign Language Drawing Project

February 6, 2020

Arts,
In the Classroom

Seventh grade and general art classes spent the winter term drawing American Sign Language (ASL) letters using continuous-bild contour. This is a drawing exercise where the artist draws the surface of a subject without looking at the paper. The blind…

Students Become Architects During Project Blueprint

January 13, 2020

In the Classroom,
Technology

At IMS, students are asked to hone their critical thinking skills in STEAM class, which recognizes the intersection and overlap of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. Recently, sixth graders developed a talent for architecture when they designed their…

Ninth Graders Debate Ethical Issues

November 17, 2017

Academics,
In the Classroom

Three rounds. Countless topics. One winning team. On Wednesday, November 15, two final groups went head-to-head during the culmination of the School’s first-ever Ethics Bowl, a debate-style competition designed to deepen ethical and moral principles, foster critical thinking, enhance…

The Flemish Project

January 12, 2017

Arts,
In the Classroom

Art Teacher Amy Jenkins worked with her pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade students to interpret Flemish paintings from the 1500s and create, with found items, their own portraits of the emerging merchant and upper classes. They fashioned and taped together paper towel…

Slinky Science

November 4, 2016

Academics,
In the Classroom

Students in a seventh grade earth science class explored how energy moves through the ground during an earthquake. Using a large slinky as a model of the wave, they sent single waves down the line, which returned until the energy…

FCD Workshops

December 1, 2014

During the week of December 8-11, John Tummon from Freedom From Chemical Dependency (FCD) will be working with students, faculty, and parents around issues concerning chemical dependency. FCD is a non-profit organization based in Needham, MA that provides alcohol, tobacco, and other…

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