What's Happening at LTSA?

The Middle School and High School Integrated ELA classes studied the Lincoln Douglas Debates and debate format.  Many of the students had to flip their arguments from what they really believed in - they learned that they need to understand both sides of the argument to truly be a good debater.  The value of learning debate is far reaching in that students learn to thoroughly research their topic, critically think and speak confidently and eloquently in public, analyze arguments and generally become a much better communicator.  The Resolves that were debated:  The Middle School Class Resolve: "Animals should be kept in Zoos" - Results - Tied debate.  Debate Video coming soon Tie Breaker Resolve: (Magical Heroes and Mythical Monsters) "Wizards should be treated equal regardless of parentage."    Results: Close debate!  Affirmative Team scored a bit higher in their contentions.  Great Job everyone - time to edit our video! Coming soon!  J...

 It's been fun to be on campus for some in-person lab sessions! In Biology, we used materials from the Maker's Space to help us model the process of cellular division.  In Chemistry, we designed an experiment to test for the presence of various organic compounds.  And in 6th/7th, we're making more discoveries about physical and chemical changes during our "Potions" classes.

It's been so fun having many of our students back on campus this week! After discussing heroes and hearing the story of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"  and learning about the energy needs of different countries, we wrapped up the week with a windmill building challenge during our 2-7 HUB. It was so great to listen to students give each other helpful feedback and support as they worked on their engineering challenges.