An Invitation to Wonder
What does it look like when a school built to provide an excellent education to children from across Greater Washington lives its mission? And when that school cultivates each individual child’s capacity to feel, to wonder, to create, and to relate to others with empathy and kindness? The answer is Grace.
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NEWS & EVENTS
Colonial Day: Exploring our Country’s History
On Tuesday, Grade 4 students celebrated Colonial Day at Grace. Colonial Day is an interdisciplinary unit of inquiry and a longtime tradition at Grace that allows Grade 4 students to develop a deeper understanding of the history and politics of our country in the eighteenth century. Several projects helped Grade 4 with their in-depth study…
Read MoreHappy Earth Day to You . . .
Here at Grace, we celebrated Earth Day a little bit early with a focus on the Three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) at assembly last week. Grade 1 students performed a Recycling Readers’ Theater for us, and each class displayed projects…
Read MoreProject Based Learning at Grace
Grace recently sent a contingent of teachers and administrators to the Educators Institute at the Duke School in Durham, NC. Kindergarten teacher Rose Morrison, Grade 1 teacher Belkis Aponte, and Director of Early Childhood Education Pam Yarrington had the chance to meet with practitioners, observe…
Read MoreSo many summer camp choices!
Did you know that Grace is the site for not one, but TWO fantastic summer camp options? Wonders welcomes children between 3 1/2 and 5 years old for a summer filled with projects, water days, cooking, arts + crafts, gardening, games, and more! They will hold a Camp Open House at Grace on Saturday, April…
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