Chinese Autumn Festival 2023

Chinese Autumn Festival 2023

September 29th was the Autumn Festival ((中秋节zhōng qiū jié). It is celebrated on August 15th in Chinese Lunar Calendar. It’s a holiday for a family reunion on a full moon day that represents full, completeness and abundance. Our students in the sever different levels...
Students see science as global

Students see science as global

A wide view of science: Science is international, crossing all inhabited continents (well, we can even include Antarctica, given the research going on there, but no one scientist is of Antarctic nationality!). Our grades 6-8 science teacher, Dr. Vince Gutschick,...
Our New Year

Our New Year

Welcome to the new year.  All of our families who could make it came to the potluck dinner on Friday, August 18th. We’d just finished our third day of regular classes.  This was a good time for everyone to mix, meeting new families and renewing friendships. We segued...
Academics and fun finish the school year

Academics and fun finish the school year

Our students and teachers packed a great deal into April and May. Each activity gets a link, or a story below: STEM Day, April 1, Saturday: our students presented their fun studies Students took the national tests, the Iowa Assessments, and do stunningly well, April...
Students excel in national tests

Students excel in national tests

In the mornings of several days in mid-April all of our students in grades K-7 took the Iowa Assessments, Form E, a national standard exam covering many aspects of English, math, science, and social science. In each subject area each student achieved a rank as a...