Saturday’s holiday craft workshop provided students the opportunity to make gifts. Parent volunteers provided materials and instructions for activities such as making greeting cards, decorating cookies, and creating photo albums.
December 14, 2009
DIY: holiday craft workshop
December 8, 2009
A Couple of New Emma Videos
Hipnotic and JSG are up on the video page. Check them out when you have a chance.
December 7, 2009
As Miley says, it’s the climb.
Last summer, Caroline ’11 participated in The American Challenge, a six-week bicycle trip from Georgia to California for teens in grades 9 through 12. Caroline learned that the most rewarding part of her journey was not making it to the end but the little triumphs along the way, the shared experience, and the friends she made. Hear her here.
November 30, 2009
Math Circle competition
Ashley and Heidi, two of the five Emma Willard representatives of the Albany Area Math Circle, competed in the Math Prize for Girls in NYC. They are preparing for the Harvard-MIT math tournament in February. Read more about it here.
November 24, 2009
Inner Choir on television
On Tuesday, November 17, members of Inner Choir and Semi Quavers took a trip to the Capital Region’s PBS station to be filmed for their winter program Music for the Holidays. The choirs sang two songs, which will be aired in December. To see the television schedule, visit http://www.wmht.org/programs_tv.php
Submitted by Hannah ‘11
Emma girls in their choir gowns
November 16, 2009
National Portfolio Day
On Saturday, November 15, arts instructor Lindsay Jessee brought a group of students to Pratt Institute School of Art and Design in New York City to attend National Portfolio Day. A lot of art colleges were there and students learned more about art schools. Moreover, students got to get criticism about their work from all different kinds of people. It was a fun and educational experiment.
written by Peggie Hsu’12
November 16, 2009
A step back in history
Students taking U.S. History visited Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts for a day. Check out Hanna’s video on the Videos page .
November 16, 2009
Tragedy averted
A severe health problem with her mother provided Julia ‘12 the opportunity to get closer to her father and to bring the family together. She suggests that we not wait until hard times to appreciate the ones we love. Hear her here.
November 15, 2009
CIA (calligraphy is awesome)!
On Friday, November 13, the first calligraphy class was held in the upstairs of Slocum by Angel ‘11 and Peggie ‘12. Students and faculty learned some basics and also got their Chinese name in the first class. It was really great to see many Emma girls and teachers show interested in learning calligraphy and Chinese culture. We are looking forward for everyone in the group to be skilled in doing Chinese traditional writing. Keep on going, calligrphy group!
written by: Peggie ‘12
November 15, 2009
Hot chocolate warmed students’ hearts
There was a party held by houseparents in 2E café on Saturday. They provided cupcakes, cookies, soda, tea, juice, and hot chocolate. Students got a chance to slow down their busy lives. Some sat down and talked with their friends while having sweet cupcakes, some watched movies and had a fun time. It was great for students to get a short break from school work to relax. The hot chocolate warmed students’ hearts. All the students appreciated their houseparents for devoting time on cheering up students.
Submitted by Sherry’11
