T3 is off to a great start with a visit to the Land Campus. Students spent their time searching and exploring for limbs to use for their next micro-economy project (Montessori-inspired educational toys). The AP Winter Market Days will be held after school Wednesday and Friday next week (3 to 4 pm). Hope to see you there!
Today, the adolescents presented group projects to their parents and the Elementary and Primary classrooms of CMS. Students shared the experience and knowledge they acquired in their studies of Ancient African Kingdoms and computer programming with Raspberry Pi computers as well as the process of design and creation. While it is not possible to share all of their work from the second trimester in only one hour, the students crafted and delivered an informative and entertaining presentation. There was quite the buzz among the elementary students that were engaged in learning about the work of the adolescents. Well done, adolescents!
Today, we had the first draft of our humanities research paper due. Every trimester we bring two copies of our papers to be edited by our peers in a peer-edit session. We are also required to write a memo with questions, suggestions, and comments for our editors. Each editor has a checklist. We are looking for a thesis, proper grammar, punctuation and all the things you need for a nice research paper (introduction, body, and conclusion). Our papers need to meet the requirements and have in-text citations. We use color markers to edit. We will turn in our final copy next week.
-KM
Do you have a career that is based around science? If so, then your career involves a lot of math. Even if you don’t have a career in science, then you still might be curious about what people in those fields do. These students were definitely interested in many careers and branches of science. From Astronomy to Zoology, there was a wide variety in the fields of science that the students chose. The students then researched specific ways of how math is used in those sciences. Then in a great variety of ways, the students demonstrated these examples. Those examples that the students shared, connected well to their studies in Algebra, so everyone was able to understand what was going on. Everyone’s presentations were great, enjoyable and fun!
-ER
Today the students visited the campus of Washington University of St. Louis and toured the buildings that house the recently renamed (like, yesterday) Mckelvey Engineering Department. Following the tour, the students participated in a panel discussion where undergraduate students in the department shared their insight on an engineering career in today’s rapidly evolving workplace as well as the mindset that young students should have when deciding on a course of study or career. We all were amazed by the amount and quality of the labs and projects in the department.
~ Mr. Mike
Chesterfield Montessori Adolescent Program 