Category: GEMS

When skills, knowledge, and attitudes of different disciplines are applied to a single learning experience in a cross-curricular way, all students benefit. At the Georgia Elementary School, this is exactly what is taking place in the Art room. Art Teacher Dorsey Hogg collaborates and plans with the STEM Coach to transform art in the classroom. Using this model, … Continue reading Art Studio Creating STEAM at GEMS

Like many schools around the country, Georgia Elementary Middle School recently held a mock election to engage students in the democratic process. Mock elections not only reinforce citizenship skills, but they can also be an opportunity for students to investigate authentic problems and propose solutions. Seventh and eighth graders in Mr. Hadd’s Solving Problems With … Continue reading GEMS Innovation Lab Students Design Solutions for the Problem of Voter Participation

Today’s FWSU STORY features a guest post by Brittany Sweet:  Miss Sweet is asking, "What do you notice?" Miss Sweet's students are encouraged to make observations in the classroom and outside! Children have been exploring vegetables and seeds in the classroom during recent weeks. Children have opportunities to talk about their observations during activities and … Continue reading Science Inquiry in Action at GEMS Preschool

The seventh and eighth grade Drama in Spanish Choice classes culminated their studies in a performance in front of a packed audience of their peers. The students worked hard over the past six weeks of school with both Spanish speaking and drama, practicing a variety of plays before voting on several to perform. The plays, … Continue reading Spanish Students Embrace Dramatic Performance