Thanks to Bonnie for taking these videos of today’s assembly. In the slideshow are some great photos of forts in the NBS woods, and of the middle school students dissecting frogs with Jebb. In this video, Genevieve’s Junior class recites the poem “October.” The Junior Two class performs Crow & Weasel:
Hawk Watch
Today, the senior class went up to Afton Mountain to view migrating raptors. Jon and Margaret accompanied the class. It was mostly cloudy, but we were fortunate to view quite a few hawks (red-tailed, broad-winged, Cooper’s) and a bald eagle, among other birds. We were treated to a short talk by Rose, a volunteer, […]
A visit to the Science Museum of Virginia
The middle school class went to see Body Worlds at the Science Museum of Virginia today. The class has been studying anatomy and it was an excellent chance to see this traveling collection. Body Worlds is an amazing exhibit. We learned many intriguing things such as: the brain is only 2% of one’s body weight, […]
Seniors release 200 baby trout into the Piney River
Today, Michael, Maggie and the senior class took a trip to the Piney River in the George Washington National Forest to release 200 trout fry. Maggie and the students carefully hatched and nurtured the trout in science class. The trout were transported to the river in two coolers. At the forest site, we met with […]
Earth Day at NBS
We celebrated Earth Day today and were fortunate to have perfect weather. The Senior class went on a stream watching field trip with Maggie to Stoney Creek, where they sampled and recorded the life forms they found in the stream. Other classes spent time on nature projects, working in the garden and other Earth-related studies. […]
