What is hands-on learning? Here’s a great example. Maggie’s Pre-Algebra class worked on this to-scale replica of the Friend Ship on and off all year. It was finished during the Spring Elective class and their commitment to detail, from the bell to the slide, is impressive! The amount of measuring, computation, observation, and problem-solving this […]
Remembering Pi
Don’t worry! The number pi is alive and well at North Branch, thanks to Middle School students, Kieran and Nhandi, who recalled several digits of the famous number for their classmates. Nhandi was even able to recite 360 digits! So take a seat and listen to the very end when Nhandi explains a neat trick […]
NBS students receive 2nd place award in Stock Market Game
Congratulations to Adam and Solomon for their 2nd place team finish in the Shenandoah Valley Economic Education Stock Market Game. These young investors started with $100,000 in virtual money and finished with $104,004, learning about reading graphs, working with large numbers, and calculating gains & losses in the process. They received their certificate at an […]
