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Students used a variety of materials to build their creations, most of which consisted of upcycled clothing and fabrics that were entirely transformed and reconstructed. Students also incorporated alternative materials, with examples ranging from chicken wire for structure, drinking straws as embellishment, and achieving texture by layering latex gloves! 

St. Timothy's students attended the Baltimore Girls’ Schools Leadership Coalition (BGSLC) meeting on February 7, along with Associate Dean of Students Mr. Najee Evans and STT Alumna Mentor Alisa Bralove-Scherr ’96. The program, which fosters leadership among students from St. Timothy’s and five other esteemed girls schools in our area, holds four engaging evening meetings annually that the Deans of Students of the participating schools expertly craft. These sessions feature experienced mentors who are alumnae of the schools who share their knowledge and guidance with the students.

Halfway through each school year just before Spring Break, students participate in St. Timothy's signature Winterim Program to test what we've learned in our classrooms out in the wider world.

 

Winterim for the Threes features an interdisciplinary unit with focus on American Civics and the US government through five eras: Women in World War II, The Harlem Renaissance, The Great Depression, Feminism, and 1960s Anti-War protests. The unit gives students the opportunity to holistically explore the literature and arts in the above eras while learning more about the history. Students visit historic sites, government sites, and museums in Washington, DC, Gettysburg, Annapolis, and Philadelphia. The unit culminates with group presentations on a chosen era featuring a selected object, artifact, or piece of literature.

Fours Winterim includes two days for students to complete their MYP personal projects, two days to focus on Health and Wellness, and six days to explore STEM modules: Infectious Disease, Hydroponics, Circuitry and Programming with Arduino, and Robotics. The STEM portion includes presentations by architects, engineers, NASA experts, and more.

During Winterim, the Fives begin their two-year IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course with a two-day classroom introduction before embarking on a two-week learning immersion in Washington, DC and New York City. They experience and reflect on the process of accessing knowledge and evaluating sources through visits to think tanks, museums, symphony orchestras, ballets, films, Broadway and other theater, operas, and more. 

Last but not least, the Sixes participate in tutorials and mock exams during their two-week Winterim period. By the end, students have completed all of their IB Internal Assessments and taken their second mock exams in all subjects, in addition to the comparative study for students in IB Visual Arts, the Director's Notebook for students in IB Theatre, and the Dance Investigation for our IB Dance students. It is the perfect preparation for IB exams and the college academics to come!

During our weekly Friday Assembly, this week the Sixes participated in our annual CAS Assembly, presenting different aspects of their IB Diploma Program's Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) experiences with reflections on the challenges, rewards, and lessons learned from each. Some Sixes shared their creative outlets such as digital art, playing instruments, blogging, and choreographing. Others highlighted examples of the wide range of activity experiences promoting personal physical health from hiking, dancing, team sports, and even physical therapy.

 

The diversity of service learning experiences was incredible and constituted the bulk of the assembly time. Sixes found opportunities online and in-person, as well as in their local communities both in the US and abroad. They worked with people, organizations, animals, and the environment, and the inherent reciprocity of service learning was well evidenced in their presentations.

 

The most common themes that the Threes, Fours, and Fives identified in the Sixes' reflections were the roles of communication, collaboration, and time management--all learning outcomes they, too, reflect on when engaging in their own service learning. As our Fives now embark upon their own CAS Projects, they certainly left Friday's assembly inspired by the accomplishments of our Sixes.

Congratulations to Symone Welch. She was awarded the oldest and most prestigious scholarship in the nation, the Morehead-Cain. She will be joining the Morehead-Cain Scholars Class of 2024 at UNC Chapel Hill. What an incredible achievement and honor.