Posted on November 19th, 2008 by David Boraks
By EMILY MATRAS
Davidson College News Office
Blood samples, microscopes, and saliva swabs are common props on the “CSI” television program, but sixth and seventh graders from Davidson’s Community School got to use all three on Monday in a Davidson classroom. Biology majors in Associate Professor Karen Bernd’s seminar “Forensic Serology” created their own “whodunit” mystery [...]
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Posted on November 19th, 2008 by David Boraks
Five 2-3 multiage classes at Davidson Elementary school will be selling compact fluorescent light bulbs on the Davidson Village Green this Saturday, Nov. 22, 9:30 to noon, as part of a community service fund-raiser on behalf of schoolchildren in Kenya.
Also Saturday, a group of North Mecklenburg High School students has organized a 5K race and [...]
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Posted on November 14th, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
Five schools in the Davidson area have teams working to give a student perspective on planning for the Town of Davidson. Representatives from Children’s Community School, Davidson Day, Davidson Elementary, Davidson IB Middle and Woodlawn met Friday, Nov. 7, to launch a two-year effort to provide suggestions and guidance to town leaders crafting a comprehensive [...]
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Posted on November 6th, 2008 by David Boraks
Davidson Elementary School PTA’s PTA-Too (Together Overcoming Obstacles) is sponsoring a free workshop for parents, teachers and staff called “How Sensory Affects Learning” on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 6:30-8 p.m. at Cornelius Library Community Room, 21105 Catawba Ave.
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
Among a group of ten youth ambassadors heading to South Africa today through the Samaritan’s Feet program are six students from Davidson IB Middle School. Learn what the ambassadors will be doing, and find out how you can donate new shoes to this Charlotte-based non-profit program.
Also in today’s school notes, check out our calendar of [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
The newly-appointed area superintendent for the CMS North Learning Community, Dr. Monique Gardner-Witherspoon, was among public school officials in Davidson Thursday to unveil “Data Dashboard,” a new web tool. Dr. Gardner-Witherspoon talked with parents and described the north district of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which includes Davidson, “a gold mine” of high achievement.
“What a pleasure this is [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2008 by David Boraks
Updated Saturday, Oct. 25
A revised site plan unveiled Thursday for the proposed Davidson IB School renovation and community center project shifts new construction toward South street, puts parking beside and behind the buildings, and includes a driveway loop behind the school for student drop-off and pickup. But many of those at a planning workshop at [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by David Boraks
A followup planning workshop tonight (Thursday, Oct. 23) will take another look at site planning for the proposed Davidson IB Middle School renovation and community center construction project. On the eve of the meeting, some school neighbors repeated their objections to plans for connecting nearby streets to create a new bus route into the school [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
The North Learning Community for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has a new area superintendent, and she’ll be in Davidson next week.
Staff at the learning community said Dr. Monique Gardner-Witherspoon is “still transitioning” to her new job, but will be at Davidson Town Hall Thursday, Oct. 23, to answer parent questions and talk technology. This will be the [...]
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Posted on October 15th, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
Children’s Community School has outgrown its name.
Representatives of the state charter school appeared before the Davidson Town Board Tuesday to explain why their current name doesn’t pass the “cool” test with the middle school crowd. They asked for the Town Board’s blessing on their plan to become Community School of Davidson. At the meeting, school [...]
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