Good News! More Nesters will be joining us soon. Letters of invitation went out to eligible students today. They should be starting in the next week or so. It will be great to welcome some more kids with exciting ideas and projects.
As for the current students...they are busy! Some times the Nest feels more like a hive. We have such a wide range of interests and styles it is great to see the work emerge. Fifth grader Paul is creating a slide show entitled "Barbarians Throughout the Roman Empire". His project began as a broad look at barbarians from around the world. This quickly got complicated when he began to delve into the cultural relativity of the word "barbarian". It seems that the term "barbarian" is in the eye of the beholder. Mia is creating a book for a younger grade to help them get a jump start on geography. Her illustrated alphabet book tells facts about twenty six countries. The letter C is for Cambodia. Did you know Cambodia only has two seasons-rainy and dry? Mia says this project is a lot of fun because she loves geography and teaching younger kids. Julia loves working with hands-on projects she is not afraid to get messy! Her investigation right now is to look at chemical reactions and stain removal. The vinegar trial was a particularly smelly day! We are all looking forward to her findings.
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