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Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
The Worcester Academy Middle School held Arts After Noon today. Arts After Noon was an opportunity to showcase student work and to relax and make art as the semester winds down. Parents, on campus for student-led conferences, also had the opportunity to participate. Great work, everyone! #WAlife
We took a short break from exploring the woodwork industry in Essaouira today. Two of our grade 10 students, Salome and Tianxiao, help to crack open the Argan fruit. One of the first steps in a long process to produce Argan oil. 40kg of fruit and 15 hours of manual labor goes in to making just 1 liter of oil!
Instagram photo by THINK Global School
© THINK Global School, 2017
The Worcester Academy Middle School held Arts After Noon today. Arts After Noon was an opportunity to showcase student work and to relax and make art as the semester winds down. Parents, on campus for student-led conferences, also had the opportunity to participate. Great work, everyone! #WAlife
Harold Cunningham (Right), construction teacher, and Victor Bright (Second from Right), history teacher, both from Cane Ridge High School, tour a construction site June 6, 2013 where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is building a new resource manager’s office at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. Project Engineer Debbie Dowell and Construction Engineering Technician Victor Young from the Mid Cumberland Construction Office provided the tour for the teachers who are partnering with the Corps in a teacher externship that will help them develop project based learning curriculum. The Nashville District works with schools, teachers and students involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. (Photo by Lee Roberts)
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Construction Engineering Technician Victory Young (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Mid Cumberland Construction Office, walks Victor Bright (Center), history teacher, and Harold Cunningham, construction teacher, across the top of Cheatham Dam in Ashland City, Tenn., during a tour June 6, 2013. The Cane Ridge High School teachers were participating in an externship with the Corps to develop project based learning curriculum. (Photo by Lee Roberts)
The Worcester Academy Middle School held Arts After Noon today. Arts After Noon was an opportunity to showcase student work and to relax and make art as the semester winds down. Parents, on campus for student-led conferences, also had the opportunity to participate. Great work, everyone! #WAlife
The Worcester Academy Board of Visitors heard from local business, civic, and educational leaders Nov. 3 about the role of the city of Worcester as an important part of the WA learning experience. According to alumni parent Dina Nichols, just following the annual meeting, "I'm so proud to be associated with this impressive school that successfully blends the respect for tradition with the openness to a changing world, and preparing our kids for it." Thanks everyone for helping to shape the future at Worcester Academy! #WAurbanleadership #WAdifference
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
5,400+ New York City Taxis
23,000 Children and Adults
200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions
700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
10-month program and collaborative phase
4-month New York City public art exhibition
Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell
Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy's first Mountain Day in many years took the Upper School to the summit of Mount Wachusett in Princeton. What a wonderful first day back to school. August 30, 2017
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
This is a blueprint from a geometry class. They designed a 4 bedroom house that is handicap accessible. Students had to design a house for a family of four who has two stepsons that visit periodically. One of the stepsons is handicapped. This team had the best blueprint
Alumni from near and far flocked to the Hilltop May 6&7, with many special activities for the Class of 1966 and others. Included among the events were recognitions for Outstanding Alumnus, Young Alumna, Hall of Fame, and the Cole Porter Worcester Academy Class of 1920 Award, as well as opportunities to go back to class. A dinner was also held at Tatnuck Country Club for the Class of 1966, while a dinner for all reunion classes was held in the Rowe Court, Daniels Gymnasium. Alumni, students, families, and others also attended a special concert by Broadway and Law Order star Jessica Phillips '89 in celebration of the new Worcester Academy Performance Center. Look for more photos to come!
The Chattanooga Public Library is introducing a new series of free LiSTEM workshops this summer.
LiSTEM is Literacy based learning through STEM concepts: Literacy, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Electronics Engineering for Tweens is a project workshop focused on connectivity of mini circuit parts and gadgets used to create bigger inventions. Circuit-boards with specific functions are engineered to snap together with magnets to make larger circuits. Learn how light, sound, sensors, buttons, thresholds, pulse and motors work together for prototyping, learning and fun! Get creative and let’s build together!
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Stratford High School Assistant Principal Jeff Davis lowers a Kemmerer water sampler into J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn., to collect samples and check water quality. Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section showed Stratford STEM Magnet High School teachers how to collect water samples June 17, 2013 as part of a teacher externship to help them develop project based learning curriculum. (Photo by Lee Roberts)
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
The Chattanooga Public Library is introducing a new series of free LiSTEM workshops this summer.
LiSTEM is Literacy based learning through STEM concepts: Literacy, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Electronics Engineering for Tweens is a project workshop focused on connectivity of mini circuit parts and gadgets used to create bigger inventions. Circuit-boards with specific functions are engineered to snap together with magnets to make larger circuits. Learn how light, sound, sensors, buttons, thresholds, pulse and motors work together for prototyping, learning and fun! Get creative and let’s build together!
Worcester Academy's first Mountain Day in many years took the Upper School to the summit of Mount Wachusett in Princeton. What a wonderful first day back to school. August 30, 2017
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Alumni from near and far flocked to the Hilltop May 6&7, with many special activities for the Class of 1966 and others. Included among the events were recognitions for Outstanding Alumnus, Young Alumna, Hall of Fame, and the Cole Porter Worcester Academy Class of 1920 Award, as well as opportunities to go back to class. A dinner was also held at Tatnuck Country Club for the Class of 1966, while a dinner for all reunion classes was held in the Rowe Court, Daniels Gymnasium. Alumni, students, families, and others also attended a special concert by Broadway and Law Order star Jessica Phillips '89 in celebration of the new Worcester Academy Performance Center. Look for more photos to come!
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Alumni from near and far flocked to the Hilltop May 6&7, with many special activities for the Class of 1966 and others. Included among the events were recognitions for Outstanding Alumnus, Young Alumna, Hall of Fame, and the Cole Porter Worcester Academy Class of 1920 Award, as well as opportunities to go back to class. A dinner was also held at Tatnuck Country Club for the Class of 1966, while a dinner for all reunion classes was held in the Rowe Court, Daniels Gymnasium. Alumni, students, families, and others also attended a special concert by Broadway and Law Order star Jessica Phillips '89 in celebration of the new Worcester Academy Performance Center. Look for more photos to come!
Alumni from near and far flocked to the Hilltop May 6&7, with many special activities for the Class of 1966 and others. Included among the events were recognitions for Outstanding Alumnus, Young Alumna, Hall of Fame, and the Cole Porter Worcester Academy Class of 1920 Award, as well as opportunities to go back to class. A dinner was also held at Tatnuck Country Club for the Class of 1966, while a dinner for all reunion classes was held in the Rowe Court, Daniels Gymnasium. Alumni, students, families, and others also attended a special concert by Broadway and Law Order star Jessica Phillips '89 in celebration of the new Worcester Academy Performance Center. Look for more photos to come!
The Worcester Academy Middle School held Arts After Noon today. Arts After Noon was an opportunity to showcase student work and to relax and make art as the semester winds down. Parents, on campus for student-led conferences, also had the opportunity to participate. Great work, everyone! #WAlife
Water Management Section Chief Bob Sneed pours out excess water from a Kemmerer water sampler into J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn. Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section showed Stratford STEM Magnet High School teachers how to collect water samples and check water quality June 17, 2013 as part of a teacher externship to help them develop project based learning curriculum. (Photo by Lee Roberts)
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
After two days of hiking in the beautiful Rif Mountains we arrive in Chefchouen. With Krys, Harry, Sally, Lisa, Jenna, Linus, Shamsia, and Jenny
Instagram photo by THINK Global School
© THINK Global School, 2017
The lighthouse was built in 1920, is 31 meters high, and has a working light. Worth a visit when in Rabat.
Instagram photo by THINK Global School
© THINK Global School, 2017
The Educational Technology Training Center at Valdosta State University hosted a conference for students in surrounding counties to present their PROMOTE GA websites.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Worcester Academy Upper School Fall Play 2013, Romeo and Juliet. Staged in the Old Gym. Photos by Emily Isakson, Worcester Academy Class of 2013.
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
5,400+ New York City Taxis
23,000 Children and Adults
200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions
700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
10-month program and collaborative phase
4-month New York City public art exhibition
Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell
Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ