Intensives

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• 7th Grade Mock Trial

  Our 7th graders experience a demanding and highly engaging two-week "Law School" intensive, learning the steps in a trial, analyzing facts and witness statements, coming up with a theory of the case and working collaboratively on a prosecution or defense team. At the end, they present their cases before a real judge and live jury of parent volunteers!

• 8th Grade Filmmaking Challenges

  In preparation for their spring “Production” project–a unit within Performance and Media Arts (PMA) where students learn foundational movie-making skills and practice collaboration–during Intensives, 8th graders dive into the world of videography. They are challenged to learn specific filming and editing skills to create short films within limited time constraints.

• El Desafío

  Every student, regardless of grade, gets to participate in this 30-minute Intensive, twice daily! The multi-grade teams face challenges that focus on teamwork, collaboration, effort, y español.

• Illuminations

  In this immersive course, students across grades learn digital design and build an illuminated creation, learning about prototyping, circuitry, laser cutting, and assemblage.

• Narrative Game Design

  Students work together to build worlds in which board games can be played. With partners and in groups, these SGS game designers write settings and characters, and design clear rules for gameplay.

• Sweet, Sweet Science

  One of our most popular intensives, students learn and apply the science of crystals, smell/taste, and polymers to make beautiful--and delicious--candy!

• Urban Market Quest

  Students explore questions around urban planning; specifically, how does urban planning impact the people who live in cities? By analyzing data, designing urban planning strategies, and building world simulations, students come up with their own solutions.

• Utopia Village

  Utopia Village challenges students to think about how to create supportive communities. Through this, they explore principles such as universal design building, green building, and community design.