Marymount School, New York

AP Economics, a one semester course, is offered at Marymount School. It emphasizes the fundamentals of economics, supply, demand, how businesses operate, banking, the role of government, monetary and fiscal policy, GDP, unemployment, and glob...

Marymount School, New York

AP Economics, a one semester course, is offered at Marymount School. It emphasizes the fundamentals of economics, supply, demand, how businesses operate, banking, the role of government, monetary and fiscal policy, GDP, unemployment, and global economics. 

Science Integration at Marymount School NY

At the Marymount School of New York, the study of scientific knowledge and the pursuit of scientific understanding are fully integrated with the use of technology.  Students in all divisions and in all grade levels utilize technology to ...

Science Integration at Marymount School NY

At the Marymount School of New York, the study of scientific knowledge and the pursuit of scientific understanding are fully integrated with the use of technology.  Students in all divisions and in all grade levels utilize technology to more fully understand science from a real-world down to a microscopic level.

 

In Lower School, students support their observation of the world around them through the use of a variety of multimedia applications.  For example, students in Class I study sound. For their culminating project, each student draws a picture of an animal in Kid Pix and records a sound that the animal makes in Sound Studio. This project is an integration of science, technology and culture. Students learn various ways to create sound and they also view the sounds produced by looking at their sound waves in Sound Studio. In addition to learning about the science of sound, the students come to understand that cultures around the world associate different sounds for the same animal. Students in Class II extend their knowledge in digital media in a unit on earthworms.  Students document the steps of their dissection using digital cameras, then propose an experiment to further study earthworms.  The scientific method is then documented using student-drawn images in AppleWorks and KidPix.  Finally, the entire process is condensed into a worm book, which is shared at a publishing party.  In Class III, students begin the year by creating a book entitled "What Is a Marymount Scientist?"  Using digital cameras, students document the work of a scientist following the scientific method.  At the end of the year, Class III students learn programming and engineering concepts in an intensive unit on robotics. Students share their knowledge at a RoboExpo in Manhattan and at an event for parents held at the school.

 

In the Middle School, the integration of science and technology continues.  Students in Class IV research a planet in the solar system and then, using Macromedia Dreamweaver, use a template to construct a web page in their technology class.  In Class V, students use MediaBlender in their study of matter and the periodic table to produce "commercials" for their assigned elements.  Class VI students complete an Adaptation/Biome Keynote presentation, in which students research a certain geographic area and discuss how life in that region is adapted for survival.  In Class VII, students complete a virtual frog dissection, documenting their dissection using digital video.  The video is then placed on the school website for following classes to use as they prepare for their study of frog anatomy.  Students on the Class VII Robotics Team also participate in Botball, a national robotics competition sponsored by the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics.

 

In the Upper School, students continue to see the integration of science and technology. Using Adobe ImageReady, students in Class IX animate biological processes such as DNA transcription and the Krebbs cycle of photosynthesis.  In Class X, in order to better understand chemical reactions at the microscopic level, students use Macromedia Flash to animate one type of chemical reactions.  To better understand the motion of gas molecules, students animate the relationship between certain variables represented by the gas laws.

 

Class XI students use digital video in their study of physics.  Students write, film and edit a five minute educational video, using iMovie, that addresses some aspect of physics in New York City, from how to best hit a home run at Yankees Stadium to determining the terminal velocity of a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building.  Students may also use video clips from various movies to determine the answer a specific, physics-related question uncovered in the clip.

 

In Class XII, students in Meteorology and Astronomy use digital video to produce a weekend weather forecast for the Marymount Schools in New York and Los Angeles. This video is available as a subscription podcast through iTunes; as a podcast, created using Audacity is also available through iTunes; or on the web through a downloadable mp3 file.  In addition, as part of the Global Warming and Climate Change Education Initiative, students also create weekly public service announcement podcasts on reducing the impact of global warming.
 

Marymount: The Power of a Global Education Network

On February 2, the National Association of Independent Schools announced that Marymount had been selected a Finalist in the Challenge 20/20 Project, a NAIS Initiative on Global Education. Marymount was the only school in New York City to r...

Marymount: The Power of a Global Education Network

On February 2, the National Association of Independent Schools announced that Marymount had been selected a Finalist in the Challenge 20/20 Project, a NAIS Initiative on Global Education. Marymount was the only school in New York City to receive such an honor.

 

This program matches up schools in different countries to search for solutions for global problems. Marymount's Meteorology Class teamed up with Liceo Galvani, a school in Bologna, Italy, to research the scientific causes and potential impact of global warming and climate change. Interacting with their Italian counterparts through an on-line blog, email exchanges and a web conference, they put together traditional and creative solutions to climate change and developed a 20-year plan to reduce global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. The results of the project are being displayed at the NAIS Annual Conference in Boston in March, where four Marymount seniors will represent the school at the Institute for Student Leaders.
 

Network of Schools Offers Global Education Initiatives 

Marymount (New York) is part of an international network that includes schools in Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, London, Medellin (Colombia), and Lisbon, Oporto and Fatima (Portugal). While each school has its own mission statement, all remain true to the vision and values of the founding order, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.

 

One of Marymount's main goals is to have its students develop a broader perspective to embrace and understand other cultures. The RSHM Network of Schools sponsors many initiatives that expose Marymount students at all its schools to the benefits of a global education. These include curricular conversations between the network schools, facilitated by Atlas Curriculum Mapping; participation in network events such as a recent Sports Festival Games at Marymount London, which Class VIII attended along with 150 other athletes from Marymount Schools around the world; student exchange programs; and a global Girls and Leadership Summer Workshop, in the planning stages. Each spring, Class VII embarks upon a Study Tour to France, where the RSHM was founded,and this year the Marymount Singers are also going to France for a concert tour.

 

Marymount's commitment to fostering a global perspective is also illustrated by its support of the RSHM missions in Zimbabwe, the focus of many of the school's community service efforts. In their quest for social justice, all Marymount Schools pick a specific place in Africa to support social justice initiatives and peace-keeping efforts.