Summers-Knoll School

Summers-Knoll School, in Ann Arbor, provides a limitless and intimate academic and creative experience for students from kindergarten through eighth grade.

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Join Summers-Knoll and several other local schools for a screening of "Like," a documentary about the impact of social media on our lives.

Tuesday, April 30, at 7pm, at Greenhills School

We hope to see you there. https://t.co/dEUuvFSGMg

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Today, we took "multi-age learning" to a new level. We love our grand friends! Thank you for coming to visit us for Grand Friends Day 2019.

If you have additional photos, please post them in the comments.

Grand friends, please come visit us again soon.

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As part of their current project on agriculture, feeding the world, and sustainable farming practices, the 7-8s visited Calder Dairy for a chance to learn about dairy farming. Meeting adorable animals and eating... https://t.co/qXdoyG9PFk

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Language instruction (in Latin and French) with the indefatigable Madame/Magistra begins in kindergarten and continues through eighth grade.

Performances and recitations begin in the elementary grades. Over the... https://t.co/zFtSXdddjq

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As part of their "Sustainability" theme study, the 1-2s constructed wormeries to house approximately five happy red wigglers. Stay tuned for more (com)posts about their project as they use these jar habitats to learn about worm anatomy and composting...

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Fully occupied with growing—that’s
the amaryllis.

(from "The Metier of Blossoming," by Denise Levertov)

It's also the child, which is why we send them outside for fresh air, sunshine, and exploration every day.

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Local celebrity alert! Our favorite salespeople, Gladys and Irma, returned to run the annual SK Flea Market today. The 1/2s shopped for all sorts of treasures as they got to practice their coin value and... https://t.co/UllAbPxPWN

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Attention SK Science Olympians - teams are currently forming for this year's Science Olympiad and now is the time to sign up.

To sign up, please complete this form -... https://t.co/6AYTA0K3O0

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Can you spot the SK Eco-Dragons at today's strike for climate action?... https://t.co/DmguYaba20

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The worst thing about getting hit in the face with pi is that it never ends.

Happy Pi Day from all of us here at SK, but especially our 5/6 homeroom teachers, Wendy and Greg (affectionately known as "Grendy" around here).

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Check out the SK "Eco-Dragons," a group of passionate middle school students who have been spending their lunch and recess periods preparing for tomorrow's Global Climate Strike. https://t.co/wpfEwYPbqS

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Earlier this week, Ypsilanti City Council member, activist, educator, and organizer, Anthony Morgan, joined us for middle school meeting. He engaged students in discussions about social movements throughout history... https://t.co/seD76MROFs

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How do you organize a space party? You planet.

The 1st and 2nd graders were star pupils while they listened to the 5th and 6th graders talk about their independent astronomy research. The 1/2s are also in the... https://t.co/RxzvukfsDD

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Where is 'Away'?

In the 3rd and 4th grade project, "Where is 'Away'?," students asked, "What happens to the things we throw 'away' at Summers-Knoll and how does this process affect the health of our planet?".... https://t.co/AUih1SRfqU

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Today, along with schools all over the country, our middle school classes read "I am Jazz" and participated in the Human Rights Campaign's "Jazz and Friends National Day of School and Community Readings." This was... https://t.co/HKWNaWIOLU

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You won't beLEAF your eyes when you see what's in store at this year's Eudaimonia, our annual fundraiser to benefit Summers-Knoll elemenTREE and middle school...

Join us in the Enchanted Forest on March 16 at... https://t.co/mjFuK8FZKY

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Overheard in first grade, in anticipation of today's annual K-4 pre-midwinter break field trip: "I love ice skating but the one thing I hate about going ice skating is that we have to miss math."

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Join us this Sunday at 2pm to learn all about our progressive, place-based, preschool through eighth grade program. Questions? Email [email protected] or call 734.971.7991. See you there! https://t.co/MXGmhIhhS6

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The 7-8s welcomed Jack Cheng, author of "See You in the Cosmos" (the novel they just finished reading) into their class earlier this week. He told them about his inspiration for the story, how he develops his... https://t.co/wsoITCrIZu