The school celebrated the Chinese New Year with colorful festivities and performances starring third- and sixth-graders. Highlights included a dance with fans meant to symbolize the phoenix rising and the union between yin and yang. The morning ended on a lively note with the students dancing through the room as they performed a routine with drums, masks, and a huge dragon float supported by several students.
For a three-week period between the winter and spring terms each year, Ross students have the opportunity to choose from an array of intensive on- and off-campus courses. This year, the focus of Field Academy (formerly M-Term) courses is on issues of sustainability in states and countries across the map including Cambodia, Turkey, Japan, Brazil, Sri-Lanka, Costa Rica, Taiwan, and Thailand; as well as paths from Alaska to California and the U.S. Eastern seaboard.
As part of their studies of ancient Rome, Ross seventh-graders performed an interpretation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar for members of the community. The production highlighted pivotal scenes and characters from the life and death of the legendary dictator, including his shocking assassination in the Roman Senate on March 15, 44 BC.
on Mar 9, 2015