Central Idea: Systems allow us to live and work together.
When students enter kindergarten, they often have many new rules and procedures to learn. Morganton Day School (MDS) kinders spent the last few weeks learning not just how to follow rules, but diving into better understanding the concepts of systems and how they allow us to function within many social scenarios.
Investigating Inquiry
You may remember studying the American Revolution in school. For me, that entailed memorizing dates and battles that seemingly had no real significance. But last week, the Morganton Day School 3rd graders (a.k.a. the colonists) "lived" the beginnings of the revolution.
Unit of Inquiry: How the World Works
Matter exists in many, sometimes changing, forms. Our second graders' are studying these concepts during the science portion of their unit of inquiry, how the world works. Students are exploring the characteristics, properties, and changes in matter using balloons.
Convocation
On Friday, August 20th students greeted the school year outside with our annual Convocation.
The 8th-grade class led us in this time-honored tradition, as we celebrated our MDS community and welcomed new students. We began with the pledge of allegiance and then several 8th graders shared their favorite aspects of Morganton Day School as well as their hopes and goals for the new year.
What is IB?
The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program is a curriculum framework for international schools. At Morganton Day School, students ages 3-12 engage with concept-based units of inquiry. Students in 7th and 8th grade follow the same philosophy of exploring concepts through inquiry-based lessons.
