By, Emma DeStefano, Director of Character Education Organizing a big event can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned event planner. Consider this… You are asked to plan an event that spans one week, Tuesday-Saturday to be exact. Every day requires a different theme. Every day, a game or activity will take place that you … Continue reading
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Passion Projects 2.0
Projects and passions come alive at Grandview Preparatory School. As part of the school’s Innovation Track, students in Grades 3 – 12 have the opportunity to participate in and create a student-led, passion-based project. Through this process, students are encouraged to explore their own interests and consider projects outside of the traditional classroom environment. With … Continue reading
Top Grandview Moments of 2015
As 2016 begins, we would like to reflect on some of our best Grandview moments from last year. Here are our Top Grandview Moments of 2015– in no particular order: GRANDVIEW ROBOTICS SPARKS TECH-LEARNING AT GPS In January 2015, our Grandview Robotics Team participated in the FIRST LEGO League World Class Challenges. The addition of Robotics to the Grandview curriculum … Continue reading
Grandview Student Builds New Outdoor Learning Space
In an overgrown and under-utilized part of campus, junior Ricky Rose saw the potential of an outdoor learning and gathering space to benefit Grandview students for years to come. After viewing the site as a potential for the Innovation Program’s Endangered Species Greenhouse, Ricky noticed an opportunity and has been working since June to create … Continue reading
Project-Based Learning at Grandview: Greenhouse Effect
Students build greenhouse to rehabilitate local endangered species For students in Grandview Preparatory School’s Innovation Program, learning is literally taking place outside of the classroom. The Innovation Program is a personalized learning experience for highly motivated high school students. The course of study is customized based on the skills and interests of the individual student, … Continue reading
Robotics and Programming Classes Inspire and Engage
We’re in the business of inspiring and cultivating passion in our students. What makes kids passionate? More often than not, it’s when they are doing, thinking, and creating— when they are engaged and invested in the learning process. Students in our new Programming and Robotics courses are doing, thinking, creating, and more. In addition to … Continue reading
Top Grandview Moments of 2014
As 2014 comes to a close and our teachers, students, and staff are basking in one more week of winter break, we would like to reflect on some of our best Grandview moments this year. Here are our Top Grandview Moments of 2014– in no particular order: PRIDEVILLE Lower school students participated in their first-ever Prideville … Continue reading
Grandview Joins the Maker Movement
The Maker Movement is a growing trend across the nation and the world that takes the philosophy of “learning by doing” to another level. The idea is that students learn more from tinkering, creating, designing, and building– and this learning is active, engaging, and innovative. The learning taking place from “making” is precisely the type of … Continue reading
#HourOfCode Promotes Programming to Students of All Ages
This week, tens of millions of students in over 180 countries participated in a worldwide movement to promote and spark interest in computer science. Spending at least one hour to learn more about computer science and to give programming a try, participants in the Hour of Code demystified coding and proved that anybody can learn … Continue reading
Grandview Hosts 17th Annual Celebration of Life Event
Grandview welcomed more than forty special-needs students from J.C. Mitchell Elementary School in Boca Raton this week for an annual holiday party. Dubbed “Celebration of Life,” the event pairs upper school students with younger students who have special needs ranging from physical disabilities to severe mental handicaps. Students spent the morning enjoying holiday-themed activities on … Continue reading