Mission Skills
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Essential Elements of PLAY are UNDERWAY on New Preschool Playground
“It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents” […]
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Inspiring Reading with the Three C’s: Community, Competition, and Culmination
When was the last time you picked up a book to read for pleasure? An actual hand-held book with paper pages? These days there are plenty of distractions that keep […]
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Building Meaning and Purpose in Math
Proving meaning and purpose in math for all students is the goal. Teaching strong foundational math skills while engaging students in a creative understanding of how those skills translate into real world math is the practice. Building a lifelong love of learning is the reality. That's just how fourth grade does it.
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It’s the Element of Surprise: Outdoor Adventure Club [VIDEO]
What is an outdoor adventure to you? It could be running out of gas and walking a mile to the nearest station or digging a hole for a fence post […]
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Capstone Project: A Meaningful Collaboration [Video]
Merriam-Webster Definition of capstone. 1 : a coping stone : coping. 2 : the high point : crowning achievement. The capstone of her career. The Lexington School definition of Capstone. 1 : research […]
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The Wonders of Water: A Tale of PK Project Work [Photos]
QUESTION: “Why does it rain?” Do you know the answer off the top of your head? We COULD search the internet. “Just Google it.” Thousands of people have studied weather […]
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Solving the World’s Problems One Design at a Time [Video]
Think of a problem that needs solving. It could be big or it could be small–world hunger or how to lace your shoes for more efficient tying. All problems large […]
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How to Light Up History: A Musical Guide
Winston Churchill once wrote “History will be kind to me as I intend to write it.” The 5th grade extended team at The Lexington School is writing history too, literally […]
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Kentucky Heritage is a Lesson in Courage
Did you know that famous artist John James Audubon immigrated from France to Louisville, that Thomas Merton wrote wrote The Seven Storey Mountain from his hermitage The Abbey of Our Lady […]
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From Bottle Caps to Benches by Claire Robbins
This week’s guest blogger is a 5th grader, Claire Robbins. Claire writes as a representative of the 5th grade class recycling program. Did you know that 5th graders run The Lexington […]