Building Community Through Field Trips in the Mups
Establishing a community within our classroom is not only a part of the first few weeks of school, it is the foundation for everything that we create and build on as a class. In the Mups classroom, we believe that before children can truly focus on academic learning, they need to feel safe and seen by their classmates and their teachers.
Introducing Uppers (6th-8th) Projects Class at the Green River
In 6th, 7th, and 8th grade (Uppers) we have a class called Projects Class. In this class students are required to engage in the creative process, responding to open-ended and structured prompts. The course is designed to enhance these qualities: passion, ambition, initiative, perseverance, and collaboration.
Three Pillars of the Super Primes (4 year-olds)
With school beginning only a week and a half ago and the weather finally showing signs of the season’s end, it's been nice to watch things begin to “fall into place”. Here in Super Primes we have begun to fill our 3 “ships'' for the year. These ships are our three main pillars of what it means to be a Super Prime: Friendship, Stewardship, Allyship.