Elementary and Middle School students visited Fairgrown Farm, our new Farm to School partner. Fairgrown Farm is an 8-acre organic practice vegetable farm in Hopewell, NJ that grows seasonal produce for the community. The farm…
mreuterMay 23, 2024
A Visit to the Sourland Mountains
Middle School students ventured out on their second annual Sourland Mountain Field Trip, hosted by our partners, the Sourland Conservancy The Sourland Mountain, 90 square miles of almost contiguous forest stretching from Lambertville to Hillsborough,…
mreuterMay 15, 2024
Building Blocks and Experimentation
Science - Building Bocks and Experimentation Middle School students completed their science unit “Building Blocks”. For the final assessment, the students had to complete at least two investigations: “What is it?” - identifying which of…
mreuterMay 14, 2024
Ice Cream in a Flash
Professor Sabine Petry from Princeton University recently visited the Lower Elementary classroom to do an exciting science experiment. Professor Petry is an Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and the mother of three students at Princeton…
mreuterMay 9, 2024
Amazing Birthday Supermarket Sweep!
Middle School student, Jia Mohan, hosted a "Supermarket Sweep" in lieu of of a traditional birthday party! Instead of gifts, she asked all her friends and family to get together and go shopping at the…
mreuterMay 2, 2024
Science History Institute in Philadelphia, PA
Middle school students recently visited the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, PA, to kick off their curriculum unit on Atoms and Molecules. They enjoyed several "Meet the Elements" scavenger hunts around the museum before running through…
mreuterApril 17, 2024
Middle School Design
Students Propose Solutions for Recycling Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades In July 2023, the government launched a $5.1 million Wind Turbine Material Recycling Prize to develop cost-effective solutions for recycling wind turbine blades. In our middle…
mreuterApril 15, 2024
Mercer Science and Engineering Fair
Mercer Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF) 2024 Awards Eight students participated in this year's Mercer Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF). Congratulations to the following students for their efforts and MSEF awards: Adhya Abi: Thermo Fisher Junior…
mreuterApril 15, 2024
LE Leadership Projects
The second graders in Lower Elementary just finished their leadership projects. Each student picked a topic to learn about. After completing their research, they planned a lesson, made a project poster with information, and designed…
mreuterApril 3, 2024
Ridgeview Conservancy
Middle School Students Spend Time at Ridgeview Conservancy What benefits do forests bring us? And what are the threats that they face? This is what Middle School students learned about on their recent visit to…
mreuterMarch 22, 2024
