Studying Innovation in Research and Design
Seventh grade students in the Research and Design class participated in a tasty lesson yesterday afternoon. The class learned about design innovation and improvement by studying and using cheese graters from various decades. After discussing which grater designs worked best and why, the students made nachos!
Dive In and Discover Week
This week is Dive In and Discover Week at Lower School. Students and teachers are participating in a week of experiential learning, field trips, cross grade connections, and interdisciplinary opportunities!
Lower School Performs to a Packed House
Kindergarten through fourth grade students performed to a standing room only crowd earlier this week, as they sang, drummed, and danced their way through the Lower School Winter Concert.
First Grade Post Office is Open for Business
First graders are currently learning about how the postal system works by operating their own Keys School Post Office, sorting and delivering letters to both Lower and Middle School campus.
Middle Schoolers Perform in Winter Concert
Keys Middle School students performed several musical arrangements to a standing room only audience last night, capping off the evening with a joyous rendition of “Lean on Me,” by Bill Withers.
Demystifying Computer Science during Hour of Code
Our participation in Computer Science Education Week continued today, as Middle School students engaged in ‘Hour of Code’ activities by building their own digital Minecraft worlds and composing music using a computer programming language. Lower School classrooms continued their week of welcoming visiting engineering professionals to speak about their inspiring work in the technology industry.
Guest Speakers Discuss Coding at Lower School
Kindergarteners welcomed two special visitors to class this morning as part of Computer Science Education Week and the upcoming Hour of Code event at Keys. The guests discussed their software engineering work at Google and Airbnb, introducing students to new concepts, such as machine learning!
Student Council Pays Homage to Class of 2015
The Keys’ Rock Climbing wall has been a fixture in the Middle School gym since its donation as a Class Gift by the Class of 2015. During Opening Assembly earlier this week, members of the Student Council celebrated the space by thanking their former classmates.
Fourth Grade Visits Monterey Bay Aquarium
The fourth grade class visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium yesterday, where they learned about our connection to the ocean and explored the aquarium’s interactive exhibits and programs.
Bending Water in Sixth Grade Science
Sixth grade students brought their Science labs outside this morning, as they used magnets and plastic rods to determine how static electricity can affect water.