In honor of Mole Day, which was on October 23, let’s take a peek into Dr. Wojcik’s honors chemistry class! What is Mole Day, you ask? Some very well-informed students canvassed the campus on Wednesday distributing Mole Day goodies and explaining to those of us who have had many years since a chemistry class. Mole … Continue reading
We caught up with Matt Wallach ’06, who is currently in Atlanta working on Fast and Furious 7 as a Digital Imaging Technician. Read below to see what Matt has been doing and what he remembers about his time at GPS! What have you been up to since graduation? I attended The University of Miami, double … Continue reading
By Lori Kubach, Associate Head of School Everyone loves a good mystery. Mysteries make you think, consider, discover, use deductive reasoning and critical thought. The Lower School Talent Pool students are using all these skills as they solve a mystery, The Case of the Missing Pickles. This all started about a week ago when Mrs. Kubach … Continue reading
By Jacqueline R. Westerfield, Head of School Educational choices have become increasingly complex. Gone are the days when families carried little stress about where to send their children to school, simply because the town had only ONE school option. Yesteryear has passed, and along with it, the parental peace of mind that came from providing … Continue reading
By Alan Stob, Upper School Mathematics/Admission Director Fighting crime is perhaps not the first thing that springs to mind when you think of math. Ask someone on the street what they think about math and unfortunately their answer is probably “Math is boring,” “Math is irrelevant,” or even, “Math is scary.” Math may seem very … Continue reading
This week, Mr. Sack’s Physics classes demonstrated projectile motion by constructing and testing slingshots. For those of you who have long forgotten high school physics (haven’t gotten there yet), projectile motion is when an object is thrown near the earth’s surface, moving along a curved path under the singular force of gravity. The slingshot is the … Continue reading
Grandview Association of Parents sponsored Grandview’s first Family Science Night on October 10 with interactive science activities, experiments, and demonstrations from the South Florida Science Center. Our students and families held a giant millipede, participated in a subzero dry ice experiment, made an erupting volcano, explored sound waves, and much more! A special thank you … Continue reading
Forty-one students from Grandview Dance Academy, ranging in ages from 7 to 18, performed alongside Grammy Award-winning artist Gloria Gaynor during the halftime show at the Miami Dolphins vs. Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, October 6. Gaynor performed her hit single, “I Will Survive,” to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month with female students from select area … Continue reading
One of the many things that makes Grandview unique is the inclusion of character education in the curriculum. Beginning in September, this portion of our curriculum will be more visible as we begin a partnership with Cloud9World, a character trait education program for elementary and pre-kindergarten students. The mission of Cloud9World, founded by an inspired … Continue reading
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GPS students getting ready for college
The more I learn, the more I teach; the more I teach, the more I learn!
Finding my voice, making my mark.
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