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2011-12 Peace and Conflict Workshop |
February 2nd to 3rd, 2012
Soundview's Middle School will host its 3rd Annual Peace & Conflict Workshop. This year's two full day Peace & Conflict Workshop, "Illegal Immigration" is taught by Carl Hobert, founder of Boston-based Axis of Hope.
Read about last year's 2010-11 workshop.
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January 30th to April 16th, 2012
Soundview is very excited to bring back a fabulous opportunity for our Jr. K and Kindergarten students to be exposed to the early learning chess program. Studies have proven that playing chess, especially at a young age, improves academic grades and development of children. There is a clear correlation between kids playing chess in early grades and good grades in math. Our mission is to teach kids important academic skills using the chess game as a tool.
The Chess Mini-Class will use curriculum developed by three time US Women’s Chess Champion Elena Donaldson. She applies over ten years of experience of successfully teaching students four years-old and up. Students will use special workbooks designed for young beginners. Grand Master Elena Donaldson will be teaching along with her assistant, Nicholas.
In the Chess Mini-Class students will:
- Learn the basics of chess
- Learn and review basics of math and geometry by learning about the chess board and moves
- Learn and review how to count, add and deduct, write chess notation, and record chess moves
- Learn rules of sportsmanship
- Play practice and competitive games
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2011-12 Claymation Film Festival |
We enjoyed the culmination of the work of our 4th and 5th grade students at our second annual Claymation Film Festival! The students worked in teams to compose stories, construct sets and characters out of clay, operate a digital camera, and add sound. Throughout this project, the students learned basic principles in physics, math, language arts, fine art, and music. It took 21 students 11 weeks to create and animate their stories with over 4000 photographs.
View the January 25, 2012 video.
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Experience Soundview Middle School |
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Students at Soundview Middle School are nurtured in a small and safe environment for them to explore, express, connect and build close relationships with their peers and teachers. They explore questions through project-based, inquiry driven core classes and a variety of specialty courses including art, concert band, Spanish, technology, library/media and creative projects.
 Soundview Middle School is the only school offering the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) among private schools in our area. With small class sizes and an extensive arts program based on the framework of the IB curriculum, the intellectual and emotional needs of our students are met each day. We invite you to explore our innovative middle school program that prepares your child for success not only in high school, but also in this fast-changing, global world!
Learn more about Soundview Middle School...
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Our Mission...
Soundview School educates intellectually motivated students to become knowledgeable, compassionate and ethical citizens and leaders.
We cultivate international-mindedness, creativity and passion for learning through inquiry, integrated projects, and meaningful assessment in academics, the arts, service and self-expression.
We embrace diversity and work to build our school and local communities around reflection, caring, respect and trust.
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