The Woodstock community is closely connected with Nepal and other regions impacted by Saturday's earthquake. All of our Nepali students have been able to contact their families, and thus far we have no reports of any fatalities or injuries among the wider Woodstock community. Our thoughts and prayers are with...
Every Friday we are highlighting one of our truly amazing teachers. This week the spotlight falls on Music teacher Ravi Arthur. Where are you from? Bengaluru, South India What courses do you teach? I teach Beginning, Junior and Advanced Orchestras. I also give individual lessons in classical guitar, violin, viola, cello and bass. How many years have...
When you're in a school where ECP kids have keyboard skills and KG their own login it's not surprising to see 5th Graders built robots. Well, you have to hand it to these enthusiastic bunch of 10, all part of the Robotics Junior Club, for meticulously assembling the Mindstorms Lego Kit from scratch, using the...
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. -Joseph Joubert [caption id="attachment_18532" align="alignleft" width="300"] Hindi class debate[/caption] Watch a short snippet of WS 7th Graders Led By Amrita John, HOD Modern Languages, discussing the pros and cons of social media and zoos! http://bit.ly/Grade7Hindi_Debate...
Every Friday we are highlighting one of our truly amazing teachers. This week the spotlight falls on English teacher Melanie Reichwald. Where are you from? I’m from Rochester, New York in the USA. What courses do you teach? This year, I teach AP English Literature & Composition (Grade 12), AP English Language & Composition (Grade 11),...
Every month we will put the spotlight on one of our amazing alumni around the world. This month we feature Lillian Singh '39. When did you attend Woodstock? From 1937 to 1939. I also worked at the school as the secretary to Principal Bill Jones. My son, Bobby, attended Woodstock and graduated in...
An experiment that's about igniting minds. Don't quite bond with Chemistry? But then, if you have a teacher like Sonya Crider you, might find the drawing power of chemistry a little hard to resist. After answering some AP Chemistry free response styled questions, Sonya's Grade 12 students get the privilege to conduct a pretty awesome demo with bubble-trapped-gas as...
Every Friday we will be highlighting one of our truly amazing teachers. This week the spotlight falls on economics teacher, Shonila Chander. Where are you from? Punjab What courses do you teach? Presently only AP Economics. Over the years I have taught, IGCSE Economics, Indian History, Sociology, Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and Religions...
Every Friday we will be highlighting one of our truly amazing teachers. This week the spotlight falls on math teacher Larry Kaplan. Where are you from? Bethlehem, New Hampshire, USA. Population 2000 (approximately) What courses do you teach? I teach Algebra 2, Statistics and AP Statistics. I also serve as the Head of Department...
Since 2010, Suheil, Founder and Director, Pro Sport Development has been running a sports initiative for tribal youth in rural Odisha (India), far from the comforts of his home in New Delhi. He works to promote a sporting culture at the grass root level, provides sports coaching , training facilities and opportunities for motivated youth to excel through...
