Welcome to our new Community Page! Even though this is a time we must be apart during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are coming together as a community every day. We have created this page as a place to share the exciting ways we are collaborating and experiencing moments of joy as we navigate this unique and challenging time.
Share with us your experiences, highlights, challenges, photos, and videos at photos@northwestschool.org.
A Message from Head of School Mike McGill
Keeping the House Doors Open
#NationalPoetryMonth
National Poetry Month takes place in April. Throughout the entire month, we are showcasing our students and faculty read their favorite poems or poems they have written to celebrate one of the more beautiful forms of prose. Humanities teacher Suzanne Bottelli kicked off the month with the first 18 lines from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Student's from all grades have submitted their pieces as well. You can check these out throughout April on our Instagram page.
Creating a Selfie
Sixth grade students used Sketchpad to create self portraits, using at least three different types of lines. Students then uploaded the photos to Oba (our learning management system) and engaged in a virtual gallery walk, commenting on each other's selfies. Click here to see a few more finished products.
The Home as a Classroom
Our faculty have been hard at work transitioning their curriculum to work at home. 6th grade science teacher Erica Bergamini created a lab experiment for pH levels using goods commonly found in the kitchen pantry.
Staying Healthy at Home
Every week, our Director of PE, Health and Wellness Joe Bisignano is writing a newsletter full of tips, apps, and testimonials to keep our community's brains and bodies healthy throughout this period of remote learning. Click here for Joe's most recent letter.
Can You Beat the Federal Reserve Simulator?
Seniors in Math Modeling applied the real-time COVID-19 crisis news and economic fallout to learn about the principles behind the Federal Reserve, and how the federal government uses its financial abilities to keep the economy stable.
“The most interesting thing for me has been learning about governmental economic structures because it's incredibly relevant to the times we're living in,” says Alex S. ‘20. “We literally learned about the Fed and interest rates as they dropped to zero percent in real-time.” Read more about the class and see if you can "beat" the Federal Reserve simulator here.
Send Us Your Beautiful Photos
We want to keep our community in touch, and that means hearing from you. Seventh grade Humanities teacher Tamara Bunnell sent us this photo of our main school building and it became our most liked photo on Instagram! If you have any photos or videos you would like to share, please email us at photos@northwestschool.org.
Just a quick note to express our appreciation for your hard work and care in creating a meaningful remote learning program. It’s been wonderful for our family so far, and we are grateful to be part of a school community that is addressing these issues with such foresight and thoughtful communication. Your work alleviates a lot of stress for us, and we are thankful!
Parents of a current Northwest School student