During middle school (in any year) creating a community of learners is one of our top priorities, and we spend the first weeks teaching students the tools they need to do school and building that community.
During distance learning, that has taken new forms. This post shares some of our activities and some of our process as we come together to learn and grow and challenge one another.
Seabury Middle School Student 2020-2021 Mission Statement
We worked in groups to draft Seabury Middle School Student Mission Statements for this school year. They will finalize their mission statement next week, and we will share the results with you.
This deliberate and careful task asked the student to collaborate, identify their collective aims, and determine which words best depicted their values and goals for the year. Mrs. Wollum, head of school, helped students see the import of careful language selection, serving as an expert for this assignment.
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Virtual class photo (totally optional, so not all are pictured):
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Core Values Memes
We also asked students to work in small teams to create memes that depicted the middle school's core values. Here are some of their memes and definitions (more to come in a future post!):
Empathy: Empathy is about other people and how they are feeling. It is about thinking about and understanding other people’s feelings.
Agency: Agency is the capacity of an individual to make their own choices.
Grit: "Run and Duck": Grit means that you just keep going no matter what happens, that you are resilient.
Love of Learning
Community
Creativity
Just smile!
It makes everything a bit better.
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