We began Friday assembly with a teddy bear waltz and ended it with centuries-old harp music. It was a very special assembly – we are lucky to have not one, but two student harpists at North Branch. We heard from the younger harp student and from their teacher, Virginia Schweninger. In this next clip, Virginia […]
St. George and The Dragon
Here are some new St. George pictures taken by Stephanie Gross. Thank you Stephanie! You can see all of the photos here (you’ll need the password given out in the Friday newsletter). Click here to hear the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance performed by The Christmas Revels, and see the picture below of this ancient dance.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2010
On Monday, January 18th, North Branch was open for a day of assemblies, performances and special studies about the life and works of Dr. King. We saw several inspiring performances during the morning and afternoon assemblies. During the day, students were asked to think about the themes of non-violence, freedom and peace. In this first […]
St. George and The Dragon 2009
The North Branch community gathered for the annual performance of St. George and The Dragon on Friday, December 18th. After the 1:30 matinee, the snow began falling fast, reaching 21 inches, (and more in some areas) forcing the 7:00 performance to be canceled. However, it was a wonderful play, enhanced by many lovely seasonal songs […]
Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving! The whole school came together last night for the annual North Branch Thanksgiving program and dinner. Students spent the last few weeks rehearsing songs and preparing vegetable soup, cornbread, butter and fresh-pressed apple cider. Thank you again to Elizabeth Ferrall and Lisa Kendrick for preparing the soup. This video shows the school singing […]
