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Spotlight
Students Study Philosophy of Love
Senior Philosophy students are spending the year studying philosophy through a variety of themes, including ethics, existentialism, and free will. According to teacher Adina Meyer, the recently studied theme is one of the more important for students to explore: the philosophy of love.
Summits Are Underway!
Northwest School students are currently engaged in our immersive two-week learning adventures called Summits. The all-day intentionally cross-graded and cross-curricular classes provide students the opportunity to dive into one subject and study it from multiple lenses.
Students Interview Survivors of World War II
Seventh grade Humanities students had the special opportunity on Thursday, March 7, to engage in deep conversations with individuals directly affected by World War II. The interviews were part of the culmination of a curriculum unit on the war.
Student Artwork Selected for National Exhibition
Three Northwest School ceramics students have been selected to exhibit their work at the 2019 K-12 Ceramics Exhibition, March 27-30, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Only 150 pieces are selected from thousands of submissions.
Faculty Published on "The Nation"
Northwest School Humanities teacher Lynne Feeley has been published on The Nation. She wrote a review of They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South, by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers.
Athletes Win League Awards
Three Northwest School athletes recently received Emerald City League awards for excellent performances in winter sports.
Physics Students Design and Launch Rockets
“This project asks the students to apply their understanding of Newton’s laws to learn more about how the forces of motion are working on the rocket,” says Physics teacher Cecilia Tung.
Sixth Graders Embody Scientists from Ancient Times to Present Day
Every Northwest School 6th grader adopted the life of a scientist, mathematician, or inventor, and conversed about their lives over tea or cider during the annual Tea Parties Project on January 31.
Science Students Design and Launch Catapults
The entire Northwest community cheered on the 9th grade Physical Science students during the annual catapult competition on Jan. 23.
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