Projects
As we inch toward Spring, interdisciplinary projects are popping up for each Grade in the Middle School. After the Journeys, Grade 6 will embark on building Rube Goldberg machines; beginning this week, Grade 7 is launching their Milk Boats project; and Grade 8 is engaging the Oral History Project. For the MYP, interdisciplinary work is a key and essential element for learning, as it gives students the opportunity to make connections between different areas of knowledge and to transfer skills and understanding.Like many aspects of our curriculum, our attention to interdisciplinary learning extends well before the introduction of MYP to our program. While the MYP didn't introduce this angle, it does provide a curricular home for and adds a layer of meaning and importance to interdisciplinary intersections.
Unlike the Milk Boat Regatta, which goes back many years, the Oral Histories Project is a more recent development of the Ancestry Project. Beyond giving students a different approach to researching, the OHP also develops empathy for the people they interview and a person-centered understanding of history. Read more about the OHP in the Fall 2017 issue of Strength.
Getting to know us...
Since the beginning of the school year, this blog has featured a different Middle School faculty member each week. We hope you've enjoyed getting to know us a little differently! One last "Get to know you" profile...Mr. Bill Hulseman, Director of Middle School
What is your favorite color? Blue.
What is your favorite book? AB Yehoshua, A Journey to the End of the Millennium.
What is your favorite movie? Too hard to narrow down to one: "Murder by Death," "All About Eve," and "Young Frankenstein" rise to the top.
What is your favorite movie? Too hard to narrow down to one: "Murder by Death," "All About Eve," and "Young Frankenstein" rise to the top.
If I hadn't been a teacher, I probably would've been... an architectural designer, or a performer.
What is your favorite musical artist? Ella Fitzgerald.
Where were you born? Evanston, IL.
Any interesting trivia about you? I'm the youngest of 10 siblings.
Where did you attend Middle School? Sts. Faith, Hope & Charity School in Winnetka, IL.
Who was your favorite or most influential teacher? Mr. Austin, my French teacher in high school, opened my eyes to exploring and wanting to understand culture and difference, and Mrs. Faye Ryan, my director in high school, who gave me opportunities to develop my own skills and to build my confidence.
