Kindergarten has dove into this year of new things - including planting and gardening in the raised beds behind the Ivy campus. "I love this age of students," says kindergarten teacher Mrs. Huemme. "I'm excited to see them learn what school is about. We are planting seeds for a lifetime."
Read MoreMr. Paurillo’s second graders read a book during library that got them wondering exactly how many moons Jupiter has, which led to spontaneous research. The students found books about planets and learned how to use an index to look up information. They triumphantly found their answer! Jupiter has 57 named moons (plus some that are still awaiting names).
Read MorePlays have been revealed and parts assigned for Drama Night in the spring. Third grade studies ancient history so they will be performing the Greek myth, Atalanta and the Great Race. “I like the play a lot because it has a lot of action and suspense,” says third-grader Annie S. “You don’t know what’s going to happen!”
Read More“It is a mistake to see history as simply a body of content, a ‘background’ material for understanding the ‘great books,’ a series of facts to be memorized. History is not merely a subject, it is also a discipline. That is, it is not merely a thing to be learned, but a way to learn things. The lens through which the historian studies his...
Read MoreFourth graders have been learning about perspective in art and are working hard at implementing their discoveries as they render a three dimensional hallway onto a two-dimensional sheet of paper. Leonardo da Vinci once said, "Perspective is the rein and rudder of painting. Perspective is to painting what the bridle is to the horse, the rudder to a ship."
Read MoreYou may not know much about Dr. Aaron Larsen who works behind the scenes advising on curriculum and research at Regents (in addition to teaching Latin I this year!), but if you’ve had children in 4th to 8th grade, you’ve probably seen his work. Dr. Larsen (affectionately known by the students as “Doc”) is the author of Latin for Children used by...
Read MoreRegents varsity volleyball has gotten off to a 3-1 start to the season! One of the highlights for head coach Monica Morgan has been having alumni come back to help as assistant coaches at both the middle school and varsity levels. Cathleen Hernandez (’21) is serving as an assistant middle school coach, while Sophia Mesa (’22) and Madeline Reed (homeschooled...
Read More“Each and every one of us is an image bearer of God carries the weightiness of God’s glory. Just as much as we’re called to steward our time and our finances, we are called to steward the glory of being His image bearer. We are constantly interacting with other people made in the image of God. There is a weightiness of being invited into a relationship...
Read MoreRegents is thrilled to welcome Katy Shonka as our first school nurse. While she may be new to the role of school nurse, Mrs. Shonka is neither new to Regents nor new to nursing. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Virginia and has worked in post-surgical and oncology units of the hospital as well as a volunteer nurse at Thrive Pregnancy...
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