…and beyond. New this year, seventh and eighth graders take a technology related class as part of their rotation with health and physical education. Seventh graders learn about the circuitry, open source coding, altering code, introduced to programming robotics, and microprocessors on the physical side of computing. Eighth graders begin to take command of the computer, programming their own simple games and applications while being introduced to the fundamental ideas of computer science. In the upper school, Foundations of Computer Science – a one semester elective – has been added. In FCS, students begin to learn and apply the theories…
…to consider ourselves mere “doodlers.” Part of his aim, when he draws on the street or sidewalk with commonly available materials, is to demystify and democratize both the creation and appreciation of art. Too many of us, he told students, binge on art in the museum, struggling to spend just the right amount of time in front of each piece, and racing from room to room in immense buildings as if we were expecting a test on the way out. Check out some of Zinn’s work at sluggoonthestreet.tumblr.com, instagram.com/davidzinn, or in stories like this one from The Ann Arbor News….
…would be planted on the same plot of land each year, depleting the soil of essential chemicals. Also, all-natural compost is used to enrich the soil, rather than artificial chemicals and pesticides (which could end up damaging the soil or the groundwater supply). The animals are nourished with feed that is optimal for their health, rather than the typical unhealthy-but-economical grain diet fed to livestock on conventional farms; and a special focus is given to heirloom (non-genetically-modified) varieties of plants. These practices are somewhat less sophisticated than conventional farming methods- in fact, they are closer to the primitive farming happening…
Greenhills math teacher Barbara Rocci has a keen eye for adventure. So, after a trip to Spitsbergen in northern Norway proved rewarding, it seemed only natural to try her luck in the far south. Rocci, her husband Andrew Adams, and their son Sebastian—a Greenhills 6th-grader–headed to Antarctica over winter break. It’s summer there, of course, so they found temperatures of 4o degrees or so on the continent—a far cry from current temperatures in Michigan—along with a plentiful supply of penguins, seals, and icebergs. There was even an opportunity for beach time and camping. Click here to check out some of…
Nathan Koh and Yousef Emara present 50,000 signatures to the MDEQ. Greenhills ninth-grader Yousef Emara could have waited for the adults in Michigan to object to Nestle’s plan to nearly double the amount of water it pumps out of an aquifer in Osceola County to supply its bottled water plants. Instead, Yousef partnered with Nathan Koh, as part of their 8th grade Sustainability Action Project last school year, and launched an online petition in hopes of gathering 10,000 signatures opposing Nestle’s plans. “I was astounded to learn that … Nestle had pumped more than 3.4 billion gallons of water from…
On Thursday, October 14, Human Rights Watch International senior researcher Bede Sheppard will be the featured speaker at Greenhills’ first 2010-11 Life of the Mind event: “Protecting Education from Attack.” Sheppard will address a growing international crisis: the increasing (and increasingly violent) attacks on students, teachers and educational facilities across the globe. The event is co-sponsored by A2Ethics.org, a local nonprofit ethics news-and-ideas website and nonpartisan events organization. “We are very honored that Bede Sheppard is coming to Ann Arbor,” says A2ethics.org founder Jeanine DeLay. “His investigations into attacks on education have been essential. His talk offers the opportunity to…
Titanium alloy debris released by magnetically controlled growth rod treatment for scoliosis does not appear to have a negative effect on bone growth. Leptospirosis in Thailand follows a significant annual periodicity, with cases peaking during the rainy season of August and September. Organoids with mutated RING1 genes have more stem cells and fewer differentiated cells, which might explain why RING1 mutations can cause microcephaly. When cars make left turns, they slow to turning velocity but then speed up during their turn, which contrasts with the currently accepted turn speed profile. Computer programming and machine learning can come together to perform…
Just in time for the start of the school year, we’ve made it even easier for Greenhills families to find a convenient carpool for their students — thanks to our new partnership with CarpooltoSchool.com. The CarpooltoSchool.com service, and its available app, are designed to help parents who wish to start or join a carpool connect online at an exclusive new Greenhills carpool webpage. The site gives parents a safe, easy way to form or join a carpool, bikepool or walkpool, and its intuitive interface makes planning easy and convenient. Features include a secure matching service integrated with Google maps, scheduling,…
For the third time in four years a Greenhills National Science Bowl team has won its regional competition to advance to the national finals in Washington, D.C. Team One, flanked by teacher-coaches Bob Ause, left, and Deano Smith. The competition, held over the weekend at Saginaw Valley State University, featured three five-person teams from Greenhills, according to coaches and Greenhills science teachers Bob Ause and Deano Smith. The competition consisted of morning round-robin contests, followed by 12 teams progressing to the double-elimination afternoon bracket. All three Greenhills teams made it to the afternoon competitions, Ause said. “Coach Smith and I…
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Poet, essayist, and novelist Kazim Ali spoke to students in four separate English classes Friday about language, literature, and how to approach learning about both. Both Upper School and Middle School students spent class time with Ali, who is participating in this year’s Greenhills Visiting Writer Program. The director of Oberlin’s creative writing program and an associate professor there, Ali will work with Greenhills students over the course of the year to help develop their understanding of words and their power. Ali has published four books of poetry, including Sky Ward, his latest, and The Far Mosque. He has also…
…She received her B.A. in mathematics with a minor in history of art from Sweet Briar College, Va. Kristina recently completed her second three-year term on the Ann Arbor Historic DistrictCommission and was inducted into the Rotary International Club of Ann Arbor. David Markel ‘80 David C. Markel, M.D. is a reconstructive knee and hip specialist with a keen interest in advancing orthopaedic scholarship and research. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School where he also completed his internship and residency in orthopaedic surgery. During residency, he was granted an AO/ASIF Foundation International Trauma Fellowship in Germany. Dr….
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…here, stands as a template for Greenhills student journalists moving forward. Exploring Bharatanatyam: When you’ve been studying the Indian classical dance form Bharatanatyam for 14 years, it’s only natural to want to continue. So for her senior project Pallavi Prabhu traveled to Bangalore, India for advanced study in the art form, which combines swift, intricate movement, gestures, and expressions to convey tales and characters from Hindu mythology. For her Greenhills audience, she performed three pieces, first explaining the stories expressed in each dance. At age 14 Pallavi completed her arangetram, a combination solo performance and rite of passage that demonstrates…
…friends—we have seen other areas of the school grow and develop over the years that reflect a maturing institution. Since you are reading this note, you obviously have found the new iteration of our website. Certainly a website isn’t in itself transformative, but it does represent the school’s desire to put its best foot forward. A larger but similarly focused project is the redesign of our front entrance. In the early fall, students and families will enter the building and walk into the all-school forum, what a wedding planner might call “something old, something new.” The forum reclaims what was…
The National Association of Independent Schools is highlighting the Greenhills service learning program on its website with a story about the Alternative Spring Break program. The story and photos, posted on NAIS’s “Inspiration Lab” website, talks about the importance of the program in teaching civic responsibility and serving others. The story and photos are available here….
Local news site Ann Arbor News/MLive reports that more than 10 percent of Washtenaw County’s National Merit semifinalists hail from among the 91 members of the Greenhills Class of 2019, another sign that Greenhills students punch well above their weight class. Read More…
With the clock ticking down toward the first day of school Sept. 8, it’s time to get those textbooks ordered. Find out all about it and place your orders at http://www.classbook.com/bookStore/shoppingCart/home.asp. It won’t be long until we’re saying “Welcome back!”…
