The Hudson Valley is home to a thriving music scene that both highlights global musical traditions and has a sound all its own. If you’ve spent much time at High Meadow, you know that music runs just as mightily through our small corner. Of course, all our students, from PreK to 8th grade, experience and … Read More
How do you use a scroll saw to teach geography? 3rd grade teacher Bridget Corso and art teacher Tracy Leavitt have collaborated to develop a hands-on approach to studying the continents of the world. To begin, in social studies, the class discussed Pangea, the supercontinent that existed for most of geologic time, encompassing almost all … Read More
Participation matters. Continuing their efforts to Get Out The Vote, this week, the Upper School Democracy Squad wrote postcards calling on relatives, friends, and neighbors to head to the polls on Tuesday. Some took the cards out trick-or-treating, a student-generated idea to enlarge the meaning of the holiday. Now, more on what’s been happening in the classrooms this week, … Read More
It’s part of our daily mission and practice at High Meadow to “provid[e] opportunities to authentically and compassionately participate as a member of a diverse, democratic community.” As we approach the November 6th elections, the significance of this part of our mission looms large. It’s an ideal time for the young people in our community … Read More
The High Meadow music program is central to our mission and vital to our community. It engages students’ innate curiosity and encourages creative, personal expression, fosters collaboration across ages and interests, and builds intelligence that can be applied across disciplines. Last year, we expanded our instrumental and choral program to include the Nest (aka 3rd and … Read More
At last night’s Parent Gathering, we discussed the significance of service to our school and the many opportunities for adults to serve the HMS community. In this way, we model for our children the value of community engagement. You may or may not know that our Upper School students also have a requirement for community service, whether … Read More
Four years ago, Doris Gonzalez-Easton, a founding mother of High Meadow and a school administrator, asked parent Linda-Brook Guenther (Emily, 7th and Carl, 2nd) if she would make a small fire for a High Meadow festival. “There’s something about a fire,” Linda-Brook says, “elemental, warming, connecting. It goes deep into our beings. People speak and listen … Read More
When Ashlee Fazio joined High Meadow School last year, she was hired to teach Upper School math. But, says Ashlee, “as soon as Susan [Paynter, Head of School] found out I played soccer, she started brainstorming.” Last spring, a group of HMS students competed in an informal game against Woodstock Day School. Their unexpected win … Read More
