8th-Grade Students Feed Their Need For Speed

Recently, 8th graders spent a day at K-1 Speed putting their Conceptual Physics knowledge in motion. Students were briefed by the K-1 Speed staff on safety and driving strategy before donning head socks and helmets for a chance to feel centripetal motion when rounding a high-speed corner, test the limits of friction when breaking and steering and attempt to post the fastest lap time. When students weren't racing, they were solving problems related to the physics involved in the acceleration, turning, and power of the electric carts. The outing gave students an opportunity to use the knowledge and skills they have acquired in Conceptual Physics during the last trimester and a half.

Dance 2 Students Fall In Step With Expert Teachers

Last week, students in Mrs. Moore's Dance 2 class had the opportunity to learn from two master teachers who are experts in their respective styles. Gabby Esquivel and Hannah Webb, both teachers at Pacific Motion Dance Center in Carlsbad, stopped by to teach hip-hop and contemporary dance. The teachers helped the students refine their technique and skill, and to learn, practice, and perform new choreography with expert guidance.

 

Service Learning Group Breathes New Life Into History 

New Upper School service learning group ANKH (Advancement of Narratives in the Knowledge of History) has set out to promote students' interest in learning history. The group plans to visit local primary schools, presenting history lessons that are fun, engaging, and that prompt students to view the discipline, and the world, differently. Last week, ANKH taught a lesson on Renaissance art vs. modern art to 7th and 8th graders at Encinitas Country Day School. The lesson began with a spirited game of Pictionary and ended with students examining art from each genre, then discussing how differences in use of color, emotion and subtext reflected the differences in societal beliefs then and now. 

On May 8th and May 9th, Leucadia Photoworks will host "The Art of Swimming" featuring art by Pacific Ridge photography teacher Donald Miralle, and Mike Lewis. Attendees will learn the stories behind photographs of some of the world's finest swimmers. The evening includes a silent auction, live DJ, a raffle with prizes from GoPro, XTerra Wetsuits, Surftech Surfboards, and more, and an appearance by 7x Olympic Gold Medalist and current World Record holder Aaron Piersol. Proceeds from the event will go to the #TeamJeff Fundraiser, supporting California swimming coach Jeff Julian's fight against Stage 4 Lung Cancer. 

Date: Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th

Time: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Place: Leucadia Photoworks: 374 N. Coast Highway 101, Suite F15, Encinitas, CA

Cost: $25. Tickets can be purchased here for May 9th and here for May 8th.  

Photo by Donald Miralle