Legacy Magazine 2017-2018
A magazine for parents, students, alumnae, and friends of Marymount School of New York.
A magazine for parents, students, alumnae, and friends of Marymount School of New York.
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Data Puzzles<br />
Science Teacher Jessica Genter was recently invited to become a Curriculum<br />
Director for the Hudson Data Literacy Initiative, helping the Cary Institute<br />
expand its educational reach and improve the Hudson Data Jam. For the last<br />
two years, Upper Mid students have participated in (and won!) this competition,<br />
in which they choose a scientific topic related to the Hudson River that interests<br />
them, analyze and graph data related to the topic, and find a creative way to tell<br />
a story about the data. “I have a genuine excitement about solving puzzles<br />
and telling stories with data,” Ms. Genter explains. “As a result of my<br />
work with the Initiative, I was able to increase the size and scope of the<br />
Class VII unit on the chemical, physical, and biological properties of the<br />
Hudson River. Instead of just collecting data at a point in time, students<br />
used HRECOS, a real-time monitoring website with stations all along the<br />
river, to draw connections between data over time, including rainfall and<br />
salinity levels and air temperature and dissolved oxygen levels.”<br />
A Fresh Approach to<br />
Physical Education<br />
Lower School Physical Education Teacher<br />
Monika Kurschatke presented her forwardthinking<br />
approach to PE class at the 80th annual<br />
New York State Association for Health, Physical<br />
Education, Recreation, and Dance Conference<br />
this November. With presenters coming from<br />
across the country to share their programs and<br />
techniques, Ms. Kurschatke offered a workshop<br />
on “Apps, Mindfulness, Yoga and More: A Fresh<br />
Toolkit for Elementary PE.” Ms. Kurschatke<br />
incorporates iPad apps into nearly all of her<br />
classes, from warm-up exercises to timed<br />
challenges to assessments. Tailoring the program<br />
based on developmental levels, she is also able<br />
to incorporate fitness training, yoga poses,<br />
relaxation exercises, meditations, and healthy<br />
nutrition games into the curriculum. Using this<br />
holistic approach to physical education, Ms.<br />
Kurschatke provides her students much-needed<br />
time to nourish the body, mind, and spirit.<br />
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