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2024

  • March

    Grade 6 student Gabe Goldner in front of his presentation poster for the Potato Voltage experiment/

    Lower School Science Fair Showcases Ingenuity and Creativity

    It was a night of all things science as extractions of strawberry and blueberry DNA, a tornado in a box, a miniature wind turbine and solar panel display, and other demonstrations and experiments filled the cafeteria tables as students in Grades 4-6 showcased their research findings at the Lower School Science Fair.
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  • A small group of second-grade students enjoying reading time during Camp Read A Lot.

    Grade 2 Campers Embark On Adventure Under the Stars

    As the fire crackled on the screen and twinkly night lights luminated the room, second-grade students were quiet under their tents enjoying a leisurely fun activity, Camp-Read-A Lot. Soothing tunes also helped set the mood for the special program, which emphasized the fun you can have as accomplished readers.
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  • February

    Kindergarten and Grade 5 students drumming as part of their classroom activity.

    Black History Month Under the Pines

    February marked the month-long celebration of Black History Month and the Hamden Hall community partook in activities, discussions, readings, and a special luncheon that gave students the opportunity to dive deeper into history and learn more about the people and events who shaped our nation.
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  • Grade 6 teacher Patrick Yeoman dressed as Socrates during a class lesson with students.

    Grade 6 Students Think Critically in Socratic Seminar

    A recent English class for sixth-grade students took an unexpected turn as teacher Patrick Yeoman walked through the door dressed as Socrates for an enriching learning experience. Students partook in a Socratic Seminar for their current reading of Among The Hidden by author Margaret Peterson Haddix.
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  • Grade 2 students creating their own erupting volcanoes during a hands-on STEM activity.

    Erupting Volcanoes: Budding Scientists Explore the World of Chemistry

    While most are too dangerous to view up close, active volcanoes make for interesting conversations and, in classrooms, science projects. Second-grade students carried out their own volcanic eruptions in a recent hands-on STEM activity.
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  • January

    Fourth-grade students performing their alternative version of Goldilocks.

    Fairy Tales Take “What If” Spin in Grade 4 Production

    The beloved world of fairy tales turned upside down as fourth-grade students offered a new perspective full of fun anecdotes and modern twists on the traditional telling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Little Red Riding Hood in their cross-curricular stage production of Twisted Tales.
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  • First-grade students performing The Color Monster in the Taylor Performing Arts Center.

    Grade 1 Production Takes Audiences on Emotional Journey

    How do little monsters understand feelings and emotions? First-grade students turned that question into a vibrant and fun production as they performed their own telling of the book, The Color Monster, by author Anna Llenas. First-graders performed on the stage in our Taylor Performing Arts Center in front of their families and fellow Lower School students.
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  • Fifth-grade students testing our their constructed catapults.

    Grade 5 Catapults into STEM Learning Project

    There are few things as inherently exciting as when things are flying through the air. Fifth-grade students took on that challenge as they constructed catapults in a hands-on learning project.
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