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Tag: Middle School

The Chimera Project

Students examined folklore, myth, symbolism, and cultural traditions through making their own hybrid animals

VersUS

The central idea of this project was to use the city itself as a text and students captured the details of the journey through photography and journaling

Walk In Their Shoes

Each student chose to research an issue or event in the Congo that was somehow a result …

A New Life

Students began by researching the countries of the refugees and immigrants that they …

LEGO Carnival

Everyone loves a good carnival, especially the rides! In addition to adrenaline, fun …

In Their Skin

“All too often we focus on our immediate impressions when considering other’s …

Zoomanity

In this nine-week project, students worked in groups of four to design an enclosure for …

Digital Storytelling

Students created digital stories about a defining moment, a message, or a lesson learned …

Immigration Podcasts

Eighth grade humanities students explored historical waves of immigration, focusing on …

Urban Ecology

What is urban ecology? How can humans create sustainable and efficient modern urban …

Aboriginal Art

Middle school students studied the Aboriginal Art form, including non-naturalistic …

Time for Connection

The past years of the pandemic has made it difficult for students to connect with each other, which is essential for their growth and development, and as teachers, it’s important to provide opportunities for them to connect peer-to-peer despite the limited time.

The Fun Project

Max Cady’s sixth grade multimedia class discovered different types of fun…

Give Me Shelter

We examined the issues of resource availability, equity, and access.

Call Sign: Courage

Students collaborated with the USS Midway museum to capture the stories of Naval …

The Lantern Project

In this project, the entire 6th grade learned about geometry, unit rate, expenses and …

Who Am I?

In this interdisciplinary project, students examined several different facets of their …

Wild Pond Protectors

At the beginning of the year the kindergarteners learned about their own community and …

#Hashtag Film Project

Students examined the role of the media in their lives and how they can use the media to …

Annotating Teacher Work

The first might be expected of my eighth graders: they were not listening during class. The…

Going Gaga

It all started when the eighth grade students came back from retreat with an “awesome”…

Stories of Service

In the spring of 2008, eighth graders at HTMMA took part in a National Veterans…
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