An important tenet of Gaynor is our tight-knit community. Especially around this time of year, as we reflect on what we’re most grateful for, our community values become especially apparent in the classrooms and through service projects.
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A Successful Skate Night
The Gaynor community gathered at Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers for the Parents’ Association annual Skate Night.
Practicing Mindfulness in the Classroom
Inspired by the ongoing mindfulness program which is incorporated into the curriculum, students created drawings inspired by Tibetan prayer flags with their goals and wishes for the academic year.
Art and Architecture: Devin O’Neill ’86
Devin O’Neill ’86 focused his post-Gaynor education on art and architecture, and now runs an award-winning architecture firm with his wife.
A “wicked good” Halloween project
This week, Ms. Rubin and Ms. Goldman’s Green Cluster class presented their Halloween research papers to teachers and administrators. Students practiced student advocacy, built executive functioning skills, utilized writing strategies, and practiced public speaking techniques throughout this multi-step assignment.
Performing Arts Center Shines at Opening Assembly
Gaynor students got to see the Performing Arts Center during an opening assembly this week.
How to foster a passion for reading in the Middle School? Disrupt Thinking!
At Gaynor, reading specialists and teachers use the Orton-Gillingham approach, morphology, and grammar to teach students the mechanics of reading. Implementing the Disrupting Thinking approach is another layer that moves students from the mechanical to a more holistic engagement with what they read.
The Design Cycle in Action
Ms. Moskowitz’s Silver Cluster class brought a novel to life in their classroom with a clever use of the design cycle.