Seabury Middle School students experienced their first electives this Friday. We brainstormed a list early this month and narrowed it down to several possibilities.
Mr. MacKenzie is running a lab in mini-computing. We have several DIY computers like the Arduino and the Raspberry Pi as well as MakeyMakey controllers. Three groups are designing their first circuits and then powering them with computer code they are creating and manipulating. Older students were paired with younger students. One pair used an out-of-the-book circuit to strobe a rainbow LED, then moved on to altering the code to change the strobe. What a great example of collaboration. Another pair worked on getting the Raspberry Pi running, but ran into compatibility issues. They sent off an email to the Lower School then switched to making a fruit powered piano with MakeyMakey controllers.
Meanwhile Mr. Cory ran an Asian calligraphy class in which students are learning a traditional style of writing with brush and ink. They are working on the basic strokes with emphasis on expressing emotion through calligraphy style.
Many students realized their impatience and eagerness showed in their work and self-corrected by slowing down and being more methodical.
Students also spent time making amazing artworks with Dr. Greenfield. One sixth grader expressed his inner Trekkie with a USS Enterprise NC-1701.
Mr. MacKenzie is running a lab in mini-computing. We have several DIY computers like the Arduino and the Raspberry Pi as well as MakeyMakey controllers. Three groups are designing their first circuits and then powering them with computer code they are creating and manipulating. Older students were paired with younger students. One pair used an out-of-the-book circuit to strobe a rainbow LED, then moved on to altering the code to change the strobe. What a great example of collaboration. Another pair worked on getting the Raspberry Pi running, but ran into compatibility issues. They sent off an email to the Lower School then switched to making a fruit powered piano with MakeyMakey controllers.
Meanwhile Mr. Cory ran an Asian calligraphy class in which students are learning a traditional style of writing with brush and ink. They are working on the basic strokes with emphasis on expressing emotion through calligraphy style.
Many students realized their impatience and eagerness showed in their work and self-corrected by slowing down and being more methodical.
Students also spent time making amazing artworks with Dr. Greenfield. One sixth grader expressed his inner Trekkie with a USS Enterprise NC-1701.
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