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Interdisciplinary Projects

Education Passages: A STEEM Project.   The rv Bobcat was a whole school project supported by parents and the broader community. The central question addressed…
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Digital Photography students create parodies of real magazines!

This semester WA Prep was excited to add Digital Photography to the arts course offerings. After practicing their composition and shooting skills they transitioned into using…
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Scholastic Arts & Writing Awardee- Sophie Tanaka

Please take a moment to congratulate Sophie this week! Her artwork "Deep Breaths" has been awarded a Silver Key in the Scholastic Arts & Writing…
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Students discover connections between their learning and the world around them!

Among the most rewarding moments as a teacher are those when students discover connections between their own learning and the world around them. This semester,…
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Students consider the techniques of two inspirational artists for their own designs.

Kara Walker, Exxodus of Confederates from Atlanta from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) [set of 15 prints], 2005. Offset lithography and silkscreen.…
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In language acquisition, a hypothetical filter is influenced by emotional variables

When I was a student, I dreamed that I could speak English fluently. Because I thought English could help me to open another door to…
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The greatest sign of success for a teacher…

by Eunice Bonaparte August is one of my favorite months. Personally, it a month filled with family celebrations, and the last of the fun summer…
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IB Biology at WaPrep

In biology there is a joke we pass around: the more complicated a system is, the more difficult it is to study. Biological systems are…
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Bringing IB into my Teaching Experience

Last academic year (2018-2019) I was fortunate to work as a Spanish teacher in three different schools: our own school Washington Preparatory School in Bothell, Soundview School in Lynnwood, and Cedar River Montessori School in…
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Innovation is actively going on in every industry

We are living in the 21st century and our life is surrounded by modern technology. We are using smart phones, computers, portable laptops, smart watches,…
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Binary Number System

A binary number, also known as a base 2 number, is a number composed only of 0s and 1s. The modern binary number system was…
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El día de los muertos; Celebrating Life on the Day of the Dead

As a child, I saw the ins and outs of Día de los muertos around me because it wasn't a holiday we observed at home.…
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