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Archives for January, 2011

The Totem Pole Project: Inly Elementary Students Extend Native American Studies Through Art

For the past month or so, the UE students have been working with Pam on two large totem poles. One for UE1 and the other for UE2. Each class has been split into eight three-person groups. Each group has an animal. The totem poles will be put in the classes when finished.
There were lots of [...]

Upper Elementary Merges Science and Technology to Learn About Tracking

Upper Elementary Science teacher Jeff Klein took several students outside to learn the art of tracking animals after the latest snowstorm that blanketed Massachusetts. Klein and his students used a new application with the Apple iPads to decipher between animal footprints in the snow.
Click the video to see the latest installment of “Outdoors with Jeff”
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Donna Milani Luther on: Sir Ken Robinson’s New Paradigm for Education

In this installment of the Head’s Podcast Series of 2010–2011, Donna discusses the much talked about Sir Ken Robinson presentation that was turned into a RSAnimate video that can be seen on YouTube. The speech brings up ideas that are core to the educational ideas of Inly and core to Montessori.
To listen to Donna’s podcast [...]

A Typical Day in an Upper Elementary Science Class Means Going Outside to Learn

In the first installment of “Outdoors with Jeff,” we find out why Upper Elementary science teacher Jeff Klein takes his students outside to learn about the campus of Inly. On a mild winter day, the students learn about seeds and observe the ever-changing nature from their “sit spots.”
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Exploring FAQs about the Benefits of Early Childhood Education, Part Four

Head of School Donna Milani Luther sat down with Annika Voynow, the Assistant Head of School at Inly, to discuss frequently asked questions about the benefits of early childhood education and the Inly preschool program.
In the fourth and final part of this discussion, they talk about why the Inly Montessori program is [...]