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History and Science combine!
In a way to connect his 6th grade history students to their class content beyond the classroom walls, Raj Singaravelu utilized the large erosion table in the Greenhouse to let his students explore the kind of soil Sumarians would have worked with...
Science Fair evening
Just before February Break, the annual Science Fair is held in the Gallery and Commons. The fourth graders shared their initial hypotheses for their experiments modeled after whichever famous scientist/innovator they each studied in the fall. They...
James and the Giant Peach + PUSH
This year's Middle School musical production is James and the Giant Peach, a Roald Dahl classic story. Under theatrical direction of Linda Foster, with musical direction from Kristy Houston, and additional support from Tracey Linder, the cast and...
Hartman celebration
Sunday, January 29th marked a great moment in the history of Worlds Colliding.... Hartman Fest. This event was held in the Commons as a fun, casual way for everyone who has ever worked with Chris Hartman to gather together to wish him well as he...
Commons Speaker Series #5- Dr. Walter Cooper
The Briggs Center for Civic Engagement was packed with an eager audience who had come to hear Dr. Walter Cooper speaker as our presenter at the Commons Speaker event on January 18th. Dr. Cooper is a scientist, humanitarian, activist, and passionate...
Blood Drive
The Upper School Key Club once again hosted the Red Cross Blood Drive in the BCCE. According to advisor Juliana Floret, here were the numbers from the event: Numbers of volunteers working during the drive - 21 New donors - 11 Donors - 27 Pints...
Beyond Soup Common Plate
What do you get when you combine students from Harley and World of Inquiry schools, a few teachers, plenty of raw local food, and multiple ways to prepare it? You get the Common Plate event that took place at Harley on Saturday, January 14th, from...
Introducing Derrick Taylor!
We are pleased to introduce Derrick Taylor, current Nursery Red parent, to the Commons team. With the departure of Chris Hartman, we are glad to bring on Derrick to help round out coverage already provided by our Designer in Residence, Kyle Graves....
Commons Speaker Series #4 – Iroquois White Corn Project
On December 14th, we were honored to welcome G. Peter Jemison, a member of the Heron clan of the Seneca Nation, and a Faithkeeper for the Seneca Nation and a leader in the Rochester community, as our guest presenter. In 1985, Peter became the...
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