by Aurora School | Oct 6, 2015 | Aurora Blog, Curriculum Spotlight, Uncategorized
Community Creators (formerly known as All-School Integrated Art) is an annual event that occurs in mixed K-5 groups over two consecutive Wednesdays in the Fall. All of our students have a chance to participate in activities with all of our teachers in all of our...
by Aurora School | Mar 10, 2015 | Aurora Blog, Curriculum Spotlight, Uncategorized
From the NAIS Inspiration Lab 2nd and 3rd graders explored their own power to make change as part of a year-long unit on POWER at Aurora School. It all started with a science field trip to the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Students had a chance to run nets through the...
by Aurora School | Oct 31, 2014 | Aurora Blog, Curriculum Spotlight, Uncategorized
NEWS FROM THE ART ROOM K/1 – We read the book Ten Little Beasties and created patterned collaged creatures with hand made painted papers. Following through with the K/1 classroom study of trees we were inspired by Gustav Klimt’s painting The Tree of Life to...
by Aurora School | Sep 30, 2014 | Aurora Blog, Curriculum Spotlight, Uncategorized
NEWS FROM THE COMPUTER LAB It’s been an exciting start in 2/3 Computers! We dove right in and started learning about a fun and basic type of map – a room map. Students began by creating a floor plan of their bedroom, adding furniture and rugs to replicate the...
by Aurora School | May 7, 2014 | Aurora Blog, Curriculum Spotlight, Uncategorized
NEWS FROM THE MUSIC ROOM Kids across all grade levels have been continuing with our study and experience of beginning music theory. We have been reading and writing with whole, half, quarter and eighth notes, as well as quarter rest, on all the notes on the treble...
by Aurora School | Apr 10, 2014 | Aurora Blog, Aurora Special Events, Curriculum Spotlight, Uncategorized
We are thrilled to be hosting two special author events this spring in honor of Aurora’s 25th birthday! The celebration begins on Monday, April 21, with Jennifer L. Holm, a multiple Newbery Honors winner and New York Time bestselling children’s author....
