Category: Social Studies
Milton Third Grader Inspires Proclamation by Mayor of Washington DC
November 22, 2019 by
A few months ago, Milton third grader Temima Genauer wrote a letter to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser asking her to declare a “Ruby Bridges Day.” Temima fell in love with learning about Ruby when she was in Kindergarten, and has read many children’s books about her. She wrote to the Mayor asking for a day […]
- #KidsVoicesCount
- #MiltonAdvantage
- #MiltonExperience
- Washington D.C.
Guiding Children to be Empathetic Thinkers and Doers – The Rock Creek Park Tzedakah Box Project
May 16, 2019 by
In first grade, MILTON students engage in an in-depth study of Rock Creek Park that includes its flora, fauna, and history, as well as the problems that the park faces. This year, students were interested in adding a tzedakah component to the Rock Creek Park unit. Students formed a tzedakah committee, and determined that they […]
- #MiltonAdvantage
- Design Thinking
- Environmental Education
- Project Based Learning
- Tikkun Olam
Interdisciplinary Study of Ancient Greece Optimizes Learning
March 20, 2018 by
An astrophysicist leads our middle schoolers through an exploration of gemara, bringing forth his expertise on the phases of the moon to lend insight into the gemara that deals with identifying the new month. A filmmaker teaches the art of storytelling as he also sheds light on the craft of the investigative historian and the […]
- #DCJewishMiddleSchool
- #MiltonAdvantage
- Design Thinking
Cultivating Global Competency, Design Thinking, and 21st Century Skills: Kindergartners Explore the Universal Languages of Childhood
February 26, 2018 by
This semester, Kindergarten students explored the theme of community through the lens of global competency. The students learned about the universal languages of childhood – fine arts, celebrations, and games/play – by learning about how children all around the world express these languages. Throughout the project, which was woven into all aspects of the curriculum, […]
- Design Thinking
- Project Based Learning
- Visual Arts
Pre-Kindergartners Represent Identity and Emotions through Self-Portraiture
February 1, 2018 by
Our Pre-Kindergarten class began their year with the overarching theme of trying to understand our identity. Early on, a child said, “your identity is like yourself.” We decided to look at our identity through our feelings because while our feelings don’t define us, they are an immeasurable part of us and we experience a multitude […]
- Multimedia
- Visual Arts
In the News: Kol HaBirah Newspaper Covers Sixth Grade Documentary Filming and Kindergarten Science Grant
December 6, 2017 by
Kol HaBirah newspaper recently published three features about our school! The articles cover our sixth graders’ ongoing project to create a documentary film about the history of our school, as well as MILTON parent and podcast producer Nahanni Rous’ visit to Grade 6, and Kindergarten teacher Lisa Davis’ winning a mini-grant from Jane Goodall’s youth […]
- #DCJewishMiddleSchool
- In the News
The Power of Questions: Students Work with Podcast Producer and Delve into Jewish Sources in the Scholars Forum
November 16, 2017 by
In MILTON’s Scholars Forum, guest speakers in various fields share real-world knowledge with the students – and then faculty and students connect the learning to our ancient texts. Just as the sixth graders learned about various aspects of documentary filmmaking, they have also been studying Jewish sources at each stage of the project. Nahanni Rous, […]
- #DCJewishMiddleSchool
- #ThisIsWhy
- Project Based Learning
- STEM
MILTON Students Commemorate Veterans Day
November 9, 2017 by
This year, MILTON is commemorating Veterans Day in a special way. Every grade created a video highlighting a special project or performance the students did to honor the holiday. Watch our students pay tribute to the beloved MILTON Veterans Day tradition and honor the service of our veterans through song, tikkun olam, performing arts, and […]
- Creative Writing
- Holidays
- M'dor L'dor
- Multimedia
- Parent-Child Learning
- Performing Arts
- Tikkun Olam
- Visual Arts
- Washington D.C.
New York Times Bestselling Author Brad Meltzer Receives His Own Biography Written and Illustrated by MILTON Third Graders
September 28, 2017 by
Brad Meltzer – the #1 New York Times bestselling author and TV host – came to our school last year to speak with third graders about his biography series, a genre the students had been studying. The children were inspired by his stories about the early lives and challenges faced by the real American heroes […]
- Creative Writing
- Project Based Learning
- Visual Arts
Fifth Graders Discuss and Learn about Confederate Memorial
September 20, 2017 by
Near the New North Campus, on the edge of an old graveyard, stands a memorial to Confederate soldiers. After noticing the stone obelisk at the start of school, the fifth grade Stars & Stripes class wanted to learn more. During the first week of school, we used a Thinking Routines exercise called “See, Think, Wonder.” Students looked […]
- Thinking Routines
- Washington D.C.
