Open House ~ Discover IDS!
Date: 2/4/2012Start Time: 9:00 AMEnd Time: 1:00 PMLocation:
This event will offer the opportunity for families with interest in Beginners (age 3) through Grade 8 to "Discover IDS!" Lunch will be provided. Parents and students will provide tours of our campus with an opportunity to meet our teachers. Guests will have the opportunity to observe a Lower School Design Thinking Challenge in progress.
There will also be a special Middle School presentation which offers an opportunity for current and prospective parents to hear Doug Lyons', Executive Director of the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools, presentation entitled; "The Wonder Years Can Last Forever; The Impact of Early School Environment on the Development of the Life-Long Learner, " followed by a conversation with the IDS Middle School Deans and concluding with a brief presentation about "Life after IDS" by IDS Secondary School Advisor, Liz Warner.
Current and prospective Middle School students will sample a choice of three middle school classes and activities such as creative writing, math or theater games, science activities, and opportunities to explore Design Thinking or the Debate Club.