Egyptology Virtual Museum
Our 6th-grade students are proud to present the Egyptology Virtual Museum! This museum allowed students to choose a category of interest to focus their research—as can be seen by the galleries—and a medium of teaching others about their learning—which vary from virtual building to painting to baking and many more. This museum teaches about life…
A Tubular 80th Day of School!
To celebrate the 80th day of school, Kindergarten faculty and students dressed in 80s themed attire! How totally tubular! “In Kindergarten, the 100th day of school is significant in their learning for a few reasons… by the 100th day, students have extended the counting sequence to this “number of days” in school, it marks the…
NASA Virtual Field Trip: Ames Exploration Encounter
What does it take to explore beyond our planet? Last month, Ms. Zerga took our 5th and 6th Grade students on a NASA virtual field trip with the Ames Exploration Encounter to find out. This program allows students to learn about various physics concepts, aeronautics, past space missions, and the International Space Station, or ISS. …
A Virtual Visit from the Mountain View Madrigals Choir
Every year in December, Keys School welcomes the Mountain View High School Madrigals Choir to perform. It’s safe to say this is a tradition our community looks forward to and loves. As we know, 2020 has made keeping traditions challenging. Due to the pandemic and distance learning, we weren’t sure if they would be able…
New 3D Printed Document Cameras Helping Our Students
Middle School Students and teachers received 3D printed document camera mirrors made and assembled by our very own Middle School Technology Integrationist, Steven Zeigler. Sharing ideas, art, and information over an online Zoom class are now clearer to see. The doc-cams show the image of whatever you place on or over the keyboard of…
These Workout Videos (NETFLEX) Collected by Ms. Chambers are Great for Children and Adults
Getting your workout in just got a lot easier—with help from our 7th and 8th Grade PE teacher Ms. Chambers. After scouring the online video workout world for the most helpful content, she assembled her top choices into one glorious collection. A collection she calls NETFLEX. Where did this idea come from? Ms. Chambers said, “At…
Mid-Autumn Festival
Today, in honor of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, our first grade students in Mandarin class learned to make mooncakes. Yum!
Middle School Dive in and Discover: Walk in the Woods
Our students in the “Walk in the Woods” group takes the phrase “just walk it off” quite literally. Students spent their afternoons connecting with each other and the outdoors during walks in nature, visiting Foothills Park, Huddart Park, the Baylands and nearby Mitchell Park. Students also participated in geocaching (locating hidden treasures in the woods…
Middle School Dive in and Discover Week: An Introduction
Middle school students will be truly living out the mission this week as they “honor curiosity and reflection in an increasingly hurried world” every afternoon through Dive In and Discover courses. Like it’s counterpart at the Lower School, Dive In and Discover Week provides students a chance to engage with new topics that push the…
Eighth Grade Legacy Gift Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Today we are celebrating this year’s 8th Grade Legacy Gift – huge thanks to our graduating class for making the impactful founding gifts to our Faculty Compensation, Growth and Well-Being Endowment Fund! We are also unveiling two awesome 3D printers acquired in honor of our creative and innovative 8th grade students. Thank you Class of…