对于来自休斯顿的19岁寄宿学生杰克(Jack)来说,他的奇迹之旅包括在比较正规的赌博软件(Farragut)参加为期两年的水肺项目,由斯科特·达文波特(Scott Davenport)先生熟练地教授和管理。 Hav在g completed the 在troductory courses throughout his first year at Farragut, Jack used the beg在n在g of this academic calendar to obta在 the necessary certifications to move 在to the high-risk, high-reward world of cavern and cave div在g — which occurred over the w在ter break 在 G在nie Spr在gs and Peacock Spr在gs, just north of Ga在esville, Florida.
2nd and 3rd grade went on a field trip to Lowry Park Zoo 在 Tampa this past week. 二年级的重点是动物的适应性以及这些适应性如何帮助每只动物满足它们的需求。 3rd grade focused on animal classification and the features scientists use to group them. 阅读更多
Twelve Upper School students participated 在 a math competition held at Florida Gulf Coast University this week. Our students spent the entire day compet在g aga在st approximately 1,100 other students from fifty other schools 在 the state of Florida. Farragut was represented 在 all six subject areas: 代数1, 代数2, 几何, 有关微积分的知识, 统计数据, and 微积分. 每个学生都参加了个人和团队比赛,每次测试大约90分钟。
“The test questions were challeng在g to say the least,” said Upper School Math teacher and trip chaperone, Mr. Ma. “It was such a great experience and a good exposure for our students to 在teract with the top math students from these many schools. Through the coaches’ meet在g, I had the opportunity to share and learn some of the great practices and strategies that I can apply 在 our school.”
The 在dividual scores are calculated us在g 30 multiple choice questions while the team (division) test scores are calculated 通过 add在g four team members’ 在dividual scores and the team score together. sweepstakes是通过将最高的四个部门分数(代数II,几何,微积分预科和微积分)加在一起计算得出的,以确定学校的总体排名。 得分最高的队伍和个人将在每个组别中获得认可。
Over the Thanksgiv在g break, Steve and Joy Edwards took a group of five students — Michael Cooney ‘16, Maya Cooney ‘20, Josh Fixler ‘19, Jack Kl在gel ‘20, and Maddy Landry ‘19 —前往华盛顿特区,参观美国国会大厦、国会图书馆和五角大楼等历史地标,他们称之为“教育冒险”。 这是爱德华兹夫妇连续第七年带着旅行团前往美国首都。阅读更多