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GreenMount Second Graders Visit TCS

The GreenMount School 2nd grade class visited The Community School today to ask our students questions about our school. They  have been learning a unit about schools that are unique in some way. One example they gave of a unique school they learned about was a school located on a boat to allow classes to continue to run during monsoon season. The GreenMount students came prepared, each with a clipboard and a list of questions to ask the TCS students. Their questions included, Does TCS have art and music class? How many people are in the school? What makes the school different than other high schools? Why is school important? 

After the Q&A session, the freshmen and sophomores split into two groups and led the young students on tours of the school. TCS students showed and explained the function of the pantry, the greenhouse, the video studio, the curriculum room and the science and back classrooms. The GreenMount students are looking forward to see themselves included on this week’s edition TCS Student News! We loved sharing what makes our school unique with the young students, and we’re grateful for our ongoing partnership with The GreenMount School.

Creative Makerspace Art Session!

Express yourself and get creative! The students had an opportunity to do just that this Friday, with an hour-long freeform art session. The session was inspired by a news segment the students saw at the beginning of the week about a shared art makerspace. Today we closed the week out by creating our own art makerspace right here at TCS! Acrylic and tempera paint, glitter, glue, popsicle sticks, beads, wire, colored pencils, and markers were just some of the materials the students got to work with today. The goal of the freeform art session was for students to create a piece, or series of pieces, that they connect with or represents them in some way. 

After working on their creations, the students presented the pieces to the class. There were many different reactions to the activity. Some students found the process to be calming, and liked having a quiet time to focus. Other students felt stressed because they liked their idea, but didn’t feel that they had the time or skills to implement their ideas. At the end of the process, the students had many different types of creations to show. Some students made sculptural pieces, some made drawings and paintings, and some used a combination of mediums to incorporate 3D elements on a flat page. It was great to see how each individual expressed themselves in such different ways! View the gallery here to see each student’s project!

TCS Student News October 4th

This week’s news broadcast from The Community School was researched, written, produced and anchored by students Tyleiah Trusty and Keith Cooke.

Space Lab Returns for Second Year!

Blasting off to the moon! Space Lab is back for a second year of science and discovery here at TCS, and this time the theme is the Earth’s moon. This 10-week unit will meet every Thursday will be led by Elaine Lewis, a former NASA-Goddard educator. Ms. Elaine is returning for her second year as a TCS seminar teacher. This semester’s seminar is only for Juniors and Seniors, although we hope to arrange another unit in the spring for all students.

Kicking off the moon unit is the critically acclaimed movie First Man. The movie chronicles NASA’s early attempts to send men to the moon, culminating in the historic Apollo 11 flight. While showing the movie, periodically Ms. Elaine will pause to teach the students extra information and discuss. This section of the unit will last around 3-4 weeks. Thank you Ms. Elaine for returning for another semester!