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There isn’t enough space to share all of the incredible examples from our students and teachers that are happening each day. I just know that each day provides more evidence of the flexibility and innovation of our learning community. I’m so proud to say that Mercy is thriving and will continue to thrive as we navigate these difficult times together.
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This is in addition to our 39 clubs, including our newest, Mercy Media, where students produce announcements and videos to connect our community.
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Students in our Visual and Performing Arts classes haven’t missed a beat! Our teachers have reinvented the VPA classroom in incredible ways. Chorale Teacher Victor Cervantes now edits together the voices of all of our chorale students into acapella versions of their performances of songs like “The Rose” and “Carol of the Bells.” Our Dance Teacher Joy Thiesen Braunstein keeps our students moving on Zoom with full-out classes in technique and choreography, and her older students have been creating video presentations highlighting colleges with dance degrees. Visual Arts Teachers Shardie Ezell and Nadine Baroudi have put new skills to work creating video demonstrations and engaging students with drawing, photography, and ceramics projects that are easily adapted to the home.
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Another new class, Robotics, Engineering, and Design Thinking, has been building a robot for the FIRST Tech Challenge. Students work in teams for coding, compliance, build, and media, with their coaches and teachers Dr. Pat Bradley and Jen Lambdin, with assistance from Math Teacher Yu-Loung Chang, Library Coordinator Sarah Murphy, and parent Stephanie Menner.
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