Posts by Alex Ung
Program Updates – Drama & PE – October 2024
Drama This week, the 8th-grade class had the exciting opportunity to learn from Seattle playwright Maggie Lee, whose award-winning work spans genres like science fiction, horror, and action-adventure, with productions across the U.S. and internationally. Maggie shared her expertise in crafting engaging plays, guiding students through the importance of building real, multi-dimensional characters and writing…
Read MoreProgram Updates – Science & Math – October 2024
Science 6th: The 6th graders are wrapping up their study of how a hot air balloon takes off. Breaking a complex question into smaller bites is a great way to both answer the question and to develop an understanding of more complex concepts like density. It can be calculated mathematically (I’m looking at you,…
Read MoreProgram Updates – Art & Music – October 2024
Art Update: And we’re off! Off to a creative start in the art room! First there’s the 6th grade introduction to drawing which they can tell you is all about eye-hand coordination. We had fun using our drawing skills in a game called Exquisite Corpse (a term derived, naturally, from the Surrealists). Then it was…
Read MoreProgram Update: English
Your kids did it! You did it! WE did it! Here we are at the end of academic classes. Reflecting on my first year teaching English at Explorer West, I think using the metaphor of a Seattle spring is apt: one minute class is gloriously sunny, and the next there may be showers out of…
Read MoreAthletics Update: May 23, 2023
Greetings! This is the final days of athletics and it has been a great year! We had 87% participation in athletics for the year by the students this year! Here are the last few things coming up. This Week in Sports: Tuesday – 5/23/23 – Tennis Team party at Hundley playfield. Bring water bottles,…
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