5项清单.

• 中学奥赛| 5-8年级

  艾利斯的学生发挥他们的创造力, 知识, 并且在每年参加一次的时候锻炼身体 中学奥林匹克运动会. The Olympiad brings together grades 5 through 8 for an event-packed day full of fun, 友好的竞争, 和团队合作. 整整一天, students participate in a rotation of challenges 和 tests that vary from trivia to design as they strive to take home the gold medal 和 bragging rights as Olympiad champions. 仿照真正的奥运会, 附队名, 横幅, 制服, 开幕式和闭幕式, 和奖励, 学生们享受了健康竞争的一天. Olympiad unites students across grade levels 和 gives them a chance to meet new friends, 展示不同的技能组合, 承担起领导的责任. This spirited pause from the normal routine lets students unleash their creative energy in a positive, 快乐的学习环境. The celebration of teamwork 和 sports(wo)manship encourages students to work together, 妥协, 跳出思维定势.

• 艾利斯地球守护经验| 5级

  在澳门新葡新京官方地球保护经验, students develop an awareness of their importance to the environment. They explore the basic tenet of environmental sustainability: becoming more green 和 less wasteful. 五年级学生结合时事, 历史, 环境科学, 而商业在这种独特的体验中. Trips include visits to an apple orchard 和 a water treatment facility. Students recognize their potential to better care for the environment through a personal commitment.

• 中世纪集市| 6级

  让学生感受一下中世纪的生活, 教员出席中世纪博览会, a two-day immersion that combines pieces of the 历史 和 英语 curricula in a unique, 跨学科的方法. Girls build 和 launch catapults; partake in a jousting competition; 和 hold an authentic Medieval feast complete with costumes, 娱乐, 和 peasants who only get to eat if the nobility leave them leftovers.

• 环球匹兹堡| 7级

  七年级的顶点项目, 全球匹兹堡, is designed for students to explore how people are interconnected through neighborhoods, 匹兹堡市, 更大的世界. The project highlights the Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning, Teeny Harris的摄影, 以及匹兹堡亨氏历史中心的阁楼. Students work in small groups to research how immigration to Pittsburgh has shaped our city from the 1800s to current trends, 他们听取了各种各样的嘉宾演讲, 包括难民个案工作者. The culminating experience is attending the naturalization ceremony of new U.S. 公民.

• 玩具车挑战赛| 8级

  这是中学经历的高潮 顶石项目 challenges grade 8 students to synthesize their skills across a multitude of disciplines to develop 和 deliver prototypes of electric gear-driven toys. 在学年的最后一周, students apply the engineering design process to meet a specific set of design requirements. 他们进行消费者访谈, 画出草图, 使用模型, 计算传动比, 写提案, 然后向评委们展示他们的原型. This deep dive assignment not only teaches students to manage their time 和 workload, but bolsters their presentation 和 public speaking skills as they prepare for the final project presentation. 这个跨学科的项目加强了智力, 技术, 和社会能力学生在整个中学吸收. 八年级学生研究, 分析, 和 define challenges 和 work within constraints while honing leadership, 协作, 沟通技巧.