Valley Forge Day in Fifth Grade

Prussian general Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben arrived at George Washington’s encampment at Valley Forge in February 1778 and trained the soldiers to instill new confidence and discipline in the troops. He also made a surprise appearance in fifth grade last week to help the fifth grade enter into the hardships of the Continental Army in their living history day! In...

Fourth Grade Visits Special Collections Library at UVA

Fourth grade recently took a field trip to the UVA Special Collections Library where they had the opportunity to touch manuscripts over 500 years old. For students used to mass market paperbacks, handling vellum (made of calf skin) and gazing at books whose artistry and rarity make them worth more than $100,000 was like an entry into a different world. “It was an...

Professional Violinist Visits Kindergarten

Professional violist Rachel Yonan and mother of kindergartener Isaac, performed for classes as part of kindergarten’s study of Johann Sebastian Bach. She challenged students to think of words to describe the emotions they felt while she played Bach. “Fast!” was a favorite first answer – but that description soon grew to include joyful, warm, and even...

Approaching Literature in the Upper School

From Les Miserables to Faust to Heart of Darkness, the Rhetoric School reading list is ambitious. One of the goals of literature class at Regents is for students to learn to read well. Obviously, at the rhetoric school level, reading well is beyond sheer mechanics. “One of the challenges of Harkness-style discussions in the upper grades,” says teacher Justin...

Being faithful in the little things

I’ve been thinking in this gray time of year about how perseverance is often about being faithful in the little things. Last week in faculty meeting, Ms. Campbell asked the teachers to think of something that encouraged them this week:

• One Grammar School teacher talked about a reluctant reader participating in a read aloud with confidence and success...

Cultivating Ownership of Learning in Third Grade

Third grader Elise L. shares a sisterly moment on the playground! "This is one of the first years where students are able to start owning learning for themselves," says third grade teacher Hayley Fleming. "Cultivating that ownership is super exciting for me as a teacher. My prayer would be that at the end of the year my students are learning to ask good...

Life as a Regents First Grader

First grader Samuel W. eagerly waits to jump back into the GaGa pit for the next game which is one of the highlights around the Grammar School at recess! If you’ve never heard of GaGa ball it is similar to dodge ball but faster paced, with new games every few minutes so no one is left out for long! "I love the excitement the students bring on and off the...

Kindergarten Presents the Nativity

Kindergarten had the honor of dressing up and presenting the Navity at Christmas Chapel! "Kindergarten is a magical time before they come into the rigor of the later school years," says teacher Jackie Huemme. "They are able to manage themselves better than preschool which opens up so many doors for learning - but I love that they don't try to fit into a...

Alumni Homecoming!

Regents hosted our first-ever homecoming weekend on December 16th and 17th! Alumni came back to campus for a panel lunch discussion about their experience in college. "Honestly the school is not very hard here and I have no idea why – so many people around me are drowning," said Baylor freshman Olivia Palumbo. "It has been sweet to be really prepared...