So, this week, it seems to me, represents the
great diversity of learning opportunities which makes Sumner Academy unique. It is why we embrace our independence
as a school community as our number one strength.
Our fifth, sixth, and seventh grades are currently
on Adventure Education trips. The
fifth grade is at Barrier Island learning about the unique ecosystems of the
Atlantic Coast. This type of hands-on
leaning may inspire one of our students to be a marine biologist.
Our sixth and seventh graders are at a
YMCA Camp in North Carolina working on team building strategies and learning about forest ecosystems. This allows them to set personal and
team goals and work together to meet those goals. This type of training could inspire one of our students to
work in counseling, personnel, or group dynamics.
In LC II, it’s all about apples this week! Thursday culminates their study with a
morning full of apple activities and a visit from Johnny Appleseed. Being exposed to this type of learning
may lead one of our students to work in the field of green technology and
building a more sustainable environment.
Johnny Appleseed would certainly be as well received today as he was in
the late 1700s.
Our eighth graders have a very busy week as well. Half of the Class of 2014 will be
performing their silent movies.
Written, acted and directed by themselves, this project takes many of
our students out of their comfort zone and allows them to express themselves
artistically. It could be the
start of the next Martin Scorsese or Alfred Hitchcock right here on our Sumner
stage!
Eighth graders also are performing the Shakespeare
play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
They have worked relentlessly on their lines and blocking for Thursday
night’s performance. We may see
the next Meryl Streep or Harrison Ford on our stage that night!
The week culminates with all of our PK – 8th
grade students being visited by John Rose, political cartoonist and author and
artist of Snuffy Smith. John is
the third artist to draw the Snuffy Smith strip. During his assemblies, John will talk about his life as an
artist and how he got to where he is today. He will also show the students how to draw different characters from the comic strip. Who knows...John may be talking to a future political
satirist or artist.
As parents, the best thing we can do for our
children is to provide opportunities and options for their future. Sumner Academy provides numerous
opportunities for its students to live, learn and grow. Through these opportunities, we live
our mission statement every day here: Helping
discover and cultivate each child’s unique abilities.
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