The New School of Holmdel’s Creations on Migration
by Jennifer Bradshaw
The New School, a K-8 ungraded, alternative school has always been a source of unique lessons and student projects and their latest undertaking is no exception.
The school’s “Older Class” (grades 6-8) are working on an ongoing project about migration, as part of the school’s year-long theme of “Music and Movement.”
The school picks a theme at the beginning of each year and designs their lessons and activities keeping with that theme, including class trips, plays, reading materials and projects. Last year’s theme was history.
For the migration project, the class watched National Geographic’s “Planet Earth’ series and picked animals to base their projects on, elaborating on what each animal eats, their physical makeup, and how they migrate, whether it be for mating or food.
Haley Vallone, 11, based her project on the Pronghorn, a peculiar creature that does not have any living relatives left, she said.
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