School News

Middle school students in Susie’s Perspectives ELA class spent this week performing a dramatic reading of “12 Angry Men.” They prepared for their roles by learning about the backgrounds of their juror characters and how they informed their views of the facts of the case. Both before and after the reading, the class thoughtfully engaged with the question of what is truth.

Students enjoyed a morning visit to Safnahúsið National Art Gallery to view the exhibits and participate in a workshop and an afternoon Whale Watching Boat Trip before settling in for their final night in their apartments. 

Students enjoyed mountaineering, a natural hot spring, and a trip to the infamous Blue Lagoon!

This weekend, our FlexSchoolers had a jam-packed schedule filled with sightseeing, lava shows, and walking (over 20,000 daily steps are being reported)! 

The trip is off to a great (albeit snowy) start!

Our Cloud community is shining on the big screen! Rafi had an exciting experience filming a short film in Central Park with a brand-new production company. His mom shared that it was "super fun," and we can't wait to see the finished film! Karan continues to impress on the independent film festival circuit, winning Best Child Actor at the New York City International Film Festival—his eighth award! Congratulations, Karan! Teacher Sarah’s experimental short film, The Specious Present, has been accepted into the Wide Open Experimental Film Festival in Oklahoma, where it will screen this April. Bravo to all! We love seeing our students and teachers bring their creativity to the world of film! Pictured: Karan accepting his award (left), and Rafi filming in the park.

The Bronxville Community Outreach cluster spent three weeks collecting and sorting donations and creating Know Your Rights flyers for our vulnerable neighbors, and on Friday, January 31st, our friends in the Cooking cluster made over 60 sandwiches to donate. On Saturday, February 1, students in the Community Outreach cluster volunteered at an event with Westchester Community Mutual Aid. Community members met to organize and distribute food, clothes, baby and menstrual supplies, and other goods to low-income and unhoused families in Yonkers, NY,  just 15 minutes from our campus. The students helped organize clothes, make signs, and provide childcare when necessary. We are very proud of our students' commitment, integrity, and generosity in this hectic time!

In this past FlexFriday workshop “Creating Family Histories,” Cloud students made cross-curricular connections with studies of migration factors that many students are exploring in Brett’s Human Civilization class. The workshop began with a collaborative activity where students mapped the diverse places our community members’ families have lived around the world. From there, students chose between interviewing a family member to uncover new stories or creating a piece of perspective art inspired by a family story they already knew. The activity encouraged creative expression and a deeper understanding of the rich personal and cultural heritage in our community.

We are so excited to share the thrilling news that FlexSchool ACES student Laura Nagy has made the Olympic Qualifying Team for Austria! 
 
Laura, a FlexSchool senior who plays defense for the Ironbound elite women’s hockey team, is the youngest competitor on the Olympic Qualifying Team. She will travel back in two weeks to start competing. Go for the gold, Laura!