The Upper Campus gym was dark, and the screens on either side of the stage played a video in front of a crowd, which began with Emma Neal (Class of 2029) on the cross-country trail writing a note, then folding... Read More
Category: Lower School News
While You Were Away: A Summer of Transformation at 糖心原创
Every summer, 糖心原创 gets to work. But this summer? This one was different. From the upper campus athletic complex to the Lower School hallways, this has been a season of meaningful change, the kind you can see, feel, and... Read More
Ready to Move Up: Grade 5 Students Transform Hallways Into an Immersive Fashion Experience
The Lower School Activities Hall has become an immersive celebration of creativity, collaboration, and student agency thanks to a Grade 5 fashion and design installation led by Lower School Arts teacher Dianne Johnson and Lower School Maker teacher CeCe Tahtinen.... Read More
Arts in Action Day 2026: A Celebration of Creativity, Connection, and Purpose
The arts are more than a discipline; they are a catalyst for connection, expression, and impact. That belief came to life in a powerful way during last Friday鈥檚 Arts in Action Day, a thoughtfully designed, Lower School experience that immersed... Read More
Building What Comes Next: Let鈥檚 Do This Approaches the Finish Line
After nearly three years of vision, generosity, and collective momentum, 糖心原创鈥檚 Let鈥檚 Do This campaign is approaching its finish line. What began in October 2023 as a bold idea is now on the brink of becoming reality, setting the... Read More
Designing Tomorrow: Grade 6 Reimagines Sustainable Cities Through Real-World Exploration
For the past four years, each spring, Grade 6 students step into the role of urban planners through the Future Cities Project-Based Learning (PBL) experience, an immersive, inquiry-driven journey that challenges them to answer a powerful question: How might we... Read More
Inspire Brands x Innovation Diploma: When Students Become Strategists
What happens when students are given not a prompt, but a problem? In 糖心原创鈥檚 Innovation Diploma (iD), that question is not theoretical. It鈥檚 the foundation of learning. And in Mod 3, through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Inspire Brands, students... Read More
Building Connections Through Purpose: A Grade 5 Summit Experience
More than 100 pieces of donated soccer equipment. Cross-divisional collaboration. A student-designed experience that connected Lower School learners with Upper School athletes through a shared sense of purpose; this is what鈥檚 possible when students are empowered to lead. For Finn... Read More
Interim 2026 Expanding Possibilities Across Campuses
This year鈥檚 Interim program demonstrated what is possible when students connect across divisions, bringing Lower and Upper School learners into shared experiences that are both purposeful and deeply engaging. At the center of this work was Helen Hudgens, Lower School... Read More
Cultivating Digital Citizenship in the Lower School
The intentional integration of technology begins long before students receive their first personal devices. In the Lower School, digital learning is carefully sequenced to align with developmental readiness, blending hands-on, tactile learning with thoughtful digital exposure. 鈥淪ince COVID, we鈥檝e been... Read More