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Finding Common Bonds Lower School students connected with students in RSHM schools around the globe this year through curricular initiatives that helped them find commonality with their international peers. Class II students from New York, Cuernavaca, Rome, Paris, Portugal, and Colombia collaborated on a slideshow presentation that explored the unique customs and activities at each of their schools. They shared information about uniforms, PE, recess, art and STEAM classes and then compared and contrasted between the different schools. Head Teacher Sarah Kubasik explains, “Class II encourages students to recognize similarities and celebrate differences across our curriculum. Allowing them to apply this same mindset to our larger RSHM community sparked excitement, joy, and enthusiasm for learning as students felt deeply connected through every interaction within our global network.” During their “Me on the Map” social studies unit, Class I students had the chance to speak to first graders at Marymount Medellín to learn more about people and places around the world. Working in small groups, they interviewed each other via Zoom about the habitat, climate, and weather in their home cities and discussed their favorite things to do after school. “This was such a wonderful opportunity for the girls to see how much they have in common with students in another country and continent,” says Head Teacher Dena Savarese. “Our Marymount New York students were so excited when they noticed similarities in uniforms, hobbies, and even some of the authors they all love to read. Despite being thousands of miles apart, they delighted in the shared bonds that unite us across the network.” Kindergarten students participated in an art exchange with Marymount Rome. Art Teacher Leah Rubin worked with Isabel Zaino ’09, a Marymount New York alum who is now a visual arts teacher at our sister school in Rome. Kindergarten students in New York drew land animals, while Kindergartners in Rome drew sea animals. Each land animal head was matched with a sea animal body to create a new imaginary creature in “flip flap” books. “Our students loved learning more about their international art collaborators, from being greeted in Italian to seeing their classrooms to admiring their artwork,” says Ms. Rubin. “It was so meaningful to the students to feel connected to our global RSHM community!” 2 Marymount School of New York
Collaborative Calder’s Circus This year, Lower Mid students collaborated with students at Istituto Marymount Roma on projects that replicated Calder’s Circus. In the early twentieth century, artist Alexander Calder constructed an elaborate troupe of miniature circus performers using simple materials like wire, cloth, string, and wood. In a crosscurricular STEAM project involving engineering, math, and art, Class III students created their own circus acts using simple machines to bring the scenes to life. They were challenged to incorporate movement into their circus acts without the direct use of their hands and to let their own unique personalities shine through their creations. At Istituto Marymount, fourth graders were creating their own Calder’s Circus in March. Our Class V students met with them via Zoom to give their “expert” advice on how to troubleshoot problems and offer feedback on their circus acts. The fourth graders from Rome returned the favor in May when our Class III students were building their own Calder’s Circus. “I was very excited to show another school my Calder Circus. I loved hearing all the compliments and inspiration they gave us,” said Alexa S. ’32. India d. V. ’32 agreed: “I felt really comfortable talking to the other school knowing they were another Marymount. It was so fun to meet new people on the other side of the world!” Lower Mid STEAM Teacher Mai Mack was thrilled with the outcome of this global collaboration: “Our students really bridged the distance between New York and Rome. Class III valued getting to interact with students from another country and culture and make a connection through the curriculum. In the future, I hope Marymount can do more projects with our RSHM network of schools, including setting up pen pals using the Scratch programming language. Even though not all our international peers speak English, coding can be our common language as we express ourselves through our creations.” <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 3
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