Chapin School Princeton Upper School students competed on Saturday at the Long Island Invitational as part of their work in the New Jersey Science Olympiad. 

Third graders combined Physical Education and Science classes to work on a design challenge that combined their study of anatomy in science, use of muscles for physical activity in P.E. and the challenges of building replicas of the body parts in the design lab.

The importance of STEAM initiatives cannot be underestimated, and Chapin students have been learning about the lives of "STEAM Heroes"--those who used their understanding of different STEAM disciplines to achieve great things.

Pre-K Explorers have fun in the surprise November snow.

In Mrs. McCarthy’s fifth-grade math class, students are beginning the study of integers. Prior to learning the rules for addition and subtraction of positive and negative numbers, students used a kinesthetic approach and walked a number line to understand concepts. After learning how to model addition and subtraction students will then practice their skills on paper before subsequently being challenged with another hands on activity that uses integer chips.

4th grade has been learning about human digestion, organs, functions, enzymes, and the difference between chemical and mechanical digestion. The students worked in groups to create a life sized poster using one of their friends as the model they outlined!

One of Chapin’s Three C’s is Curriculum, and so much of our curriculum is on display in the classrooms, labs, art rooms, music rooms and all of the various learning spaces at Chapin. You may find students naming their avatar on the iPad, discussing the digestive system in the science lab, understanding geometric shapes in first grade, and so much more. Our curriculum is learning brought to life—discussed, debated, lived, practiced, and any way that a child learns and prepares for future learning.

At this month's All-School Meeting, Mrs. Pasteris brought the entire 8th grade to the stage, and also invited the kindergarten and 1st grade to sit with them. Mrs. Pasteris explained the significance of the 8th graders putting their thumbprints on the Chapin C, and how that helps to show "who we are" and "what we do" at Chapin.