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 [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Academics’
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 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 [...]
November 15, 2009
Quiz Team goes to Harvard!
On Saturday, the Emma Willard Quiz Team traveled to Harvard College to compete at a Quiz Bowl hosted by the college. There were about 24 teams competing intensely against one another. The Emma team did a wonderful job; they won some and lost some. In the end, the team gained experience of the game and [...]
November 10, 2009
Lemons into Lemonade
Last summer’s French emersion trip wasn’t going quite the way Stephenie had envisioned. She was very excited to be in a foreign country by herself, using her French I language skills, but she found herself isolated and uninspired. Instead of enduring her situation, she took matters into her own hands, setting out on her own [...]
November 9, 2009
Visiting Mongolian Teachers
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, teachers from Mongolia arrived at Emma to teach students of Global Perspectives On Modern History. Students got a chance to experience a new culture and also a new language! It was interesting to see the contrasts and similarities in education.
By Annie ‘12.
November 8, 2009
Biology Field Trip to The Wild Center
Students who take Biology left school early in the morning on November 6. They went to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. After three hours on the bus, they arrived at the Wild Center with joy and excitement. Students learned a lot through experiencing three different activities. First, they watched a short movie that introduced them to [...]
October 28, 2009
Computers, computing, and you
Mr. McCorkle, director of academic technology, spoke at today’s assembly about computer etiquette with topics such as the proper way to respond to an evite and politely compose a helpdesk request, what and what not to print, how to handle a computer, how to connect to wireless and make updates, and why the network is [...]
October 28, 2009
Scarves!
The weaving class has finished their first project, which was making 6 foot long scarves. The scarves were woven using the plain weave stitch. Ask the students about their next project!
Submitted by: Lydia ‘12
October 23, 2009
Feeling Fried?
Many of you have been told to stay far from the microwave when it is in use to prevent harm to your body; however, most of us never contemplated the harmful effects of cell phone radiation which uses the same kind of radiation as the microwave. There are few disclaimers warning against cell phone use [...]
