Three days after she finished seventh grade at Inly School, Lucy Knox boarded a plane for a week-long World Leadership Forum with People to People in Washington, DC. Lucy was nominated by her history teacher, Tschol Slade, who qualified her as an “outstanding student.” The focus of this particular forum was to develop a greater [...]

The Making of the Inly Middle School Constitution
By Jimmy H. (8th grade)
In the Inly Middle School we get the chance to govern ourselves by creating our own constitution. This document will guide us throughout the year and help us resolve problems.
We used a version of the writing process to create it. First we brainstormed a [...]

This week, we asked Lynda Jackson, our Middle School Spanish instructor, to share a favorite story that illustrates a moment of joyful discovery when an idea really clicks and the “aha!” epiphany brings new life to learning.

Lynda’s Final Exam Story
As the end of the school year approaches, I think of many Aha moments I encountered [...]

This week, we asked our Middle School literature teacher, Shelley Sommer, to share a favorite story that illustrates a moment of joyful discovery when an idea really clicks and the “aha!” epiphany brings new life to learning.

Shelley’s Quiet One Story
During one of my Middle School literature discussion groups, we were reading a novel about the [...]

This week, we asked Derek Stolp, our Middle School math teacher, to share a favorite story that illustrates a moment of joyful discovery when an idea really clicks and the “aha!” epiphany brings new life to learning.

Derek’s Fractal Story
Every day in school, children are working at the boundaries of their knowledge. And, every day, they [...]