And we’re back, TNCS Community, with the 3 Ms—More March Madness! This blog covers the academic spectrum: science and math, followed by good old reading (in three languages, of course)!
(See Part 1 for the touchier-feelier side of March happenings at The New Century School!)
The annual TNCS STEM Expo—one of everyone’s favorite chances to see big TNCS student brains in action—took place over 2 days. TNCS K–2 students displayed their projects on Thursday, March 20th, and TNCS 3–8 students took their turn the next morning.
Lower Elementary STEM Expo
As you’ll see, these students were tasked with incorporating Mandarin Chinese onto their display boards, as part of TNCS’s commitment to not just teaching language, but teaching in the language to synergistically deepen neural pathways.
Upper Elementary and Middle School STEM Expo
TNCS science teacher Nameeta Sharma, who teaches grades 3 through 8, says she could not have been happier with what students turned out. She describes the weeks leading up to the STEM Expo as full of engagement in the Scientific Method. Her students, she says, worked very hard, and the results showed. When asked about what particular projects stood out to her, she had something positive to say about all of them, and her excitement was palpable. But, if we had to guess, we’d say her favorites fell into the engineering category—she enjoys seeing what students can build, especially when it works as intended!
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax all you need is a book!” – Dr. Seuss
While STEM is utterly great and allows students to apply what they’ve learned in class in extremely immediate outward and gratifying ways, let’s be honest—sometimes a student needs to sit in a quiet corner and soak up a really good book, nourishing that inner mental realm. That’s where another annual TNCS favorite comes in, the Scholastic Book Fair!
TNCS 5th grader Thomas said he “enjoys the book fair because there’s so much to look at and choose from. His favorite things to get include toys but his selections this year included two Japanese style graphic novels.”
That Dog Man display is also pretty impressive. Looks like there’s something for everyone!
