The Humanities department is in constant conversation about what kind of texts are appropriate in the classroom, how to properly facilitate thoughtful reading of that subject matter and how to navigate discussion.
Seniors in Jada Pierce’s English class responded artistically to a variety of texts from throughout the quarter, using mediums from painting to beaded jewelry.
The Humanities department is in constant conversation about what kind of texts are appropriate in the classroom, how to properly facilitate thoughtful reading of that subject matter and how to navigate discussion.
While an isolated community is the common staging ground of John Carpenter's work, these movies would lack a great deal of punch if it weren’t for the recurring motif of untrustworthy authority figures.
Northwest Academy has adopted a new leadership model this year. Instead of one head for both divisions, there are now four deans: two responsible for high school and two for middle school.
Exile on Main Street is an incredible jam of an album that feels like it starts before the first song begins and carries on long after the last song ends.
“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.
A root will find a water source and take the fill needed for its connected plant, a bird will find seeds and eat until content. A man, however, will forever seek more than what they have.
Students of Kyle Wiggins’ science fiction course were given the better part of a class period to create an advertisement for a potential future product that might exist in a distant dystopian/utopian world.
"I loved everything about the coast. The beach, the ocean breeze, the salted air that I’d gotten so accustomed to that when I went inland the air smelled bland."
Chazelle intended this as a cautionary tale, but there is a greater harm in blending obsession with inspiration. Cinema is a powerful tool, and it’s dangerous when misinterpreted.
The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about The Supremes' breakthrough album, Where Did Our Love Go (1964). Here are their reactions.
For the recent E/H 4 final project, students were tasked with creating an artistic response that explored the main themes presented in the class thus far, including family, home and patriarchs.
