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New Lower School physical education teachers Elliot Markman 2017 and Payten Nevins work together to weave life skills into their gym class lessons with purpose and intention that shape how students show up in the classroom and in life.

It was a class full of scientific discovery as fourth-grade students looked closer at various animal skulls in relation to their unit of study.

First-grade students embarked on a scientific exploration as they ended their cross-curricular study of bats and owls with an exciting hands-on activity. They dissected owl pellets.

The Hamden Hall Community joined together for a week of spirited activities, athletic games, alumni gatherings, and the fifth-annual Color Run as part of the Homecoming celebrations both on campus and off at our Skiff Street Athletic Complex.

First-grade students learned all about monarch butterflies as they have been studying the life cycle and life history in class with Lower School science teacher Emily Davies.

It was a lively, spirited yet bittersweet farewell for sixth-grade students as they processed into the Taylor Performing Arts Center amid parents, families, and faculty in attendance for a graduation ceremony celebrating the end of their Lower School journey.

The Taylor Performing Arts Center rumbled with the sounds of thunder, lightning, and cacophonous creatures as third-grade students performed their original play titled Thunder for parents and the Lower School community. The production concluded the Grade 3 unit of study on the Amazon rainforest.

Fourth-grade students learned about the principles of democracy and governance through an engaging presentation titled Rules, Fairness, Democracy, & You from special guests Connecticut Supreme Court Associate Justice William Bright and attorney Benjamin Schimelman.

What makes a bird a bird? The answer is feathers, and birds are the only creatures with feathers. Third-grade students became junior ornithologists as they have been learning all about birds in class with Lower School Science teacher Emily Davies.

History came to life beyond the classroom with enthusiasm and creativity as fifth-grade students showcased the achievements of inventors, activists, scientists, athletes, visual and performing artists, and writers in their own curated exhibits in the Changemaker Living Museum hosted in Swain Library.

Sixth-grade students mixed creativity, scientific knowledge, and interactive storytelling as they wrote, edited, illustrated, and read aloud their own environmental science storybooks during a recent class presentation.

Taylor Gymnasium was abuzz with innate curiosity and scientific knowledge in the form of questions; most notably, what makes the fluffiest slime, can you make batteries out of lemons, and how does lip balm react in varying conditions as Grades 4-6 students showcased their research findings at the Lower School Science Fair.

Despite the presence of a roaring fire, twinkly lights and illumining stars, second-grade students were quiet beside their campsites as they spent the morning enjoying a leisurely yet educational activity, Camp-Read-A Lot. The special activity not only highlighted the fun of being an accomplished reader, but commemorated Read Across America, a national program that aims to inspire students about the joys of reading and to become lifelong learners.

The Lower School Science classroom buzzed with enthusiasm and curiosity as third-grade students explored different ways of measuring the mass and volume of things around them

Second-grade students embarked on an exciting journey into the world of meteorology by creating their very own anemometers in a hands-on STEM activity. Wind speed is calculated using the device known as an anemometer.

The magical world of fairytales took an imaginative spin as Grade 4 students offered a new perspective on the timeless classics of Three Little Pigs and Cinderella with their own creatively adapted scripts in their cross-curricular stage production of Once Upon A Remix for families and fellow Lower School students.

With a little imagination and creativity, anything is possible including first-grade students demonstrating yoga poses as they took families and fellow Lower School students on a relaxing journey in their performance of I Am Yoga. The idea for the show was based on the book by author Susan Verde.