SEVEN HILLS
February 24, 2012
The Buzz
A Brief Word from Chris Garten
Congratulations, Seven Hills winter athletes!
Sometimes I’m asked to clarify what educators mean by “21st century learning.” Here’s a recent example.
MVPs in the varsity fall sports season were (front) Amy Mauro, Jasmine Cline-Bailey, Claire Duncan, Maggie Gosiger, Ryan Ferrell, Jackson Callow, and Brian Goertemoeller. Not present for the group photo were Jack Tyndall and Sarah Austin. Sarah was competing in the state swim meet!
Karen Glum’s seventh grade science class has been studying plate tectonics. The unit involves using measurements of ocean depths to extrapolate conclusions about where the intersecting edges of tectonic plates may lie.
Reports on the varsity season and all award winners are on pages 4-5.
Then, after interacting with an architect, students are asked to submit competing designs for a building which could withstand an earthquake of a given magnitude. Each team transfers preliminary sketches to buildable 3-D models, using a computer assisted design (CAD) program.
Sarah Austin, Jack Tyndall
Finally they build models of structures out of the requisite materials and test the structural integrity on a shake table that simulates the action of an earthquake.
ALL TSHS Families! Save Friday evening, March 9, for All-School International Dinner, Edu-tainment Activities, & Performances! The fun starts in Founders Hall at 5:30.
This unit requires students, working in project teams, to apply what they have learned for a practical, “real world” purpose. It involves the use of sophisticated instructional technology and engages students in meaningful problem solving. That, as I understand it, is what 21st century learning is all about! Chris Garten Head of School
Inside this Buzz Chess Simul 2012
International Chess Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov returned to Seven Hills for the Feb. 10 Chess Simul. See page 2.
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