Innovating Education: Expanding the curriculum at Dunn School

Innovating Education

Expanding the curriculum at Dunn School

Heading out of a global pandemic, Dunn is poised to continue to develop passionate and engaged learners, both teachers and students.

Last year, through a collaborative process that included students and teachers, we were able to create innovative courses to complement our existing slate of core classes. During the summer, teachers undertook an Understanding By Design workshop to design their new courses, as well as to

refine units within the regular academic core curriculum. Through this process, a number of new courses were added to our offerings to provide students with a greater breadth of choice.

Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFT is a micro-economics class proposed by History and Entrepreneurship Teacher, Alex Westcott. Here they will examine economic principles and investigate the underlying technology and processes related to NFTs. Alex will be assisted by industry expert, Shingo Lavine.

Veteran MLB, NHL, and NFL presenter, Gary Thorne, is teaching a Sports Journalism course. Students produce content and examine sports through a journalistic lens. Sports Science and Media Lab is a complementary course examining the role of statistics and video capture increasing athletic performance, coaching analysis, and viewer understanding. The course has been developed by Physics teacher David Mason.

this class is organizing and facilitating our Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Tournament in January 2023.

History and Philosophy of Status and Power is a senior level history course taught by Head of School Kalyan A. Balaven and Associate Head of School Gene Vachon. Here students examine the role of hidden and overt power at a school, local, and international level.

David L. Middleton, an automotive engineer with F1 experience, has designed and implemented a nation-first MIE Racing Simulation course, interweaving STEM and motor racing in an innovative program designed to mirror the tasks undertaken by a racing program in a simulated manner. Students test, refine, and race their cars on simulators while gaining a practical understanding of STEM.