On Friday, January 14, 2022, classes learned about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with an emphasis on creating a community of kindness and equity for all. This is not a one-day lesson, but a model for bringing the tenets of Dr. King’s philosophy and practices into our lives every day. […]
Issues Forum 2016
On this Election Day, here’s a blast from the past from the Middle School Issues Forum 2016. During presidential election years, NBS Middle Schoolers choose a topic of interest to them and research the platforms of at least three candidates. Prior to the election, the community is invited to come hear from students about a […]
Writer’s Eye Field Trip
North Branch 5th-8th graders are participating in Writer’s Eye, an educational program of the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia. While the 5th and 6th graders toured the Writer’s Eye collection virtually, the Middle School class was able to see the art in person. Each student will create an original piece of […]
Joan of Arc Re-Tried
On September 29th, the NBS Middle School class re-tried Joan of Arc, with the 5th- and 6th- graders as jurists. While the trial differed from Joan’s 1431 trial in many ways, the spirit of the 15th-century trial filled the Middle School classroom for weeks as they prepared. Background information about the events that led to […]
Math Philosophy and Practice
It’s July. Why are the teachers pictured here, and two more joining via the computer, gathered? Because they chose to spend a week pulling together the strands of the NBS math curriculum into a powerful statement of philosophy and a detailed overview of how that philosophy is put into practice, whether the students are […]
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