Dive in and Discover: Deep Learning
A week like Dive in and Discover allows for the transference of students’ existing skills and knowledge to new and unfamiliar contexts, which research shows is essential for deep learning. The world becomes the classroom. Learning is blended, rather than divided into single-subject chunks, and students can see real-world application of their learning. Today the…
Dive in and Discover: An Introduction
Today marks the beginning of Dive in and Discover, an exciting week of learning and exploration at Keys. Divided into mixed-age groups, students in Grades K through 4 will take a deep dive into one of the topics listed below. Students will have the opportunity to explore passions, try something new, and forge cross-grade friendships,…
Keys Lower School Winter Concert!
Last night our Lower School students closed out the last school week of 2019 with a bang at their Winter Concert! This year’s concert, themed “Celebrate the Seasons: Autumn & Winter,” included a mix of familiar songs, some by “Earth, Wind & Fire” and “The Mamas and the Papas”, and new songs originated in Norway…
Love is Love
Michael Genhart, psychologist and renowned children’s book author, visited our kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students to read two of his most beloved books, Rainbow: A First Book of Pride and Love is Love.
Keys School Welcome Day
Today faculty and staff are so excited to welcome new and returning students for the upcoming school year. Heather, our new Head of School, was there with gloves on to greet students and families!
Everyday Heroes
Today, as part of their unit on “everyday heroes”, our kindergarten students are meeting with firefighters from our local fire station. Kindergarten students are learning how these amazing individuals contribute to and protect our community. After showing our students how they “suit up” before going near a fire and all of the equipment they use…
Second Grade Invention Convention
Our second grade students brought in an impressive crowd to their invention convention this year! This unit first began with a series of student-led interviews with our faculty and staff, to determine what challenges on campus their inventions would tackle, like the distracting loud sound of the leaf blower. In the weeks that followed students…
Immigration
Today, as part of their unit on immigration in the mid to late 1800s, our third grade students are embarking on a simulated immigration experience to help them gain a deeper understanding of what it was like to be an immigrant at that time and to see firsthand how one’s financial situation affected one’s immigrant…
Keys Student-Led Conferences
Our fourth grade students, much like the rest of our community, have been hard at work this week preparing for Keys School’s upcoming student-led conferences. A research-based practice, student-led conferences empower our students to take ownership of and reflect upon their learning while enhancing their confidence and self-awareness. Requiring students to be thoughtful about their…
The Beat of Your Own Drum
Through their studies of African drum circles, our second grade students are learning to recognize and follow patterns within music. Each student in the drum circle must follow the specific beat pattern of their section while paying attention to how their section connects with the patterns other sections are following in order for them to…