Critical Thinking
Introducing the LCHS Impact Studio
See how LCHS transformed a spare office into a state-of-the-art learning space
24 Tournament
LCPS elementary students use an exciting new game to learn math (and compete at the same time!)
Muffins & Math
TJES hosts unique event that blends math, family time, muffins, and more!
Learning at Lake Anna
LCHS Biology students recently traveled across the county to get hands-on experience in the field!
Solving the Case at Creation Station!
Check out how students at Louisa County Middle School used The 5 Cs to solve the case!
solar power!
The Louisa County Public Schools office building will soon be even more green.
More than half of the building will be powered by solar panels, and the project is being installed by students.
The students in Louisa County High School’s “Energy and Power” class are the engineers behind the project. Once installed, the solar panels will save the schools around $1000 a month on their energy bill.
“The fact that we’re teenagers putting up solar panels, being able to do all this stuff that you’d see grown adults doing it most of the time, it’s just a really cool thing,” junior Josh Morgan said.
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learning with spheros!
Students at Louisa County Middle School are using robots to help put a different spin on education.
“Sitting and doing a worksheet is important at times, but it’s not as much fun as actual hands-on learning,” Rachel Green said Friday, February 10.
Green is a sixth-grade teacher. She has been getting her students involved in coding and robotics, finding a new approach to math class.
“They just have different technology abilities than we ever had when we were little,” Green said. “They just jump into it.”
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Summary Surgery day!
Trevilians Elementary School 5th grade teachers recently held “Summary Surgery Day” to help students develop their reading comprehension skills!
Both blended and virtual teachers transformed their classrooms to make the lesson more engaging.
As part of the lesson, students were provided a story and given the task of “dissecting” the story to find out which facts were the most important.
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living wax museum!
Moss-Nuckols Elementary School hosted its annual Living Wax Museum on Friday, February 21st!
Through this unique project, MNES fifth graders researched famous and influential African Americans throughout history and then “posed” as the subject of their choice!
Younger students, teachers, staff members, and guests “activated” each student by pressing a red button. Young Foxes even took notes! Once the button was pressed, students were tasked with reciting facts about the person they studied, such as their birth date, their occupation, and their contributions to society!
The Living Wax Museum is a fun project that allows students to immerse themselves into the subject they are studying! Learning is brought to life! Great job, Foxes!
market day at jouett elementary school
Jouett Elementary School second-graders participated in an annual Trailblazer tradition on Wednesday, January 29th: Market Day!
On Market Day, students learn economics by buying and selling products they’ve made all by themselves throughout the year. For Market Day, students created their very own businesses, complete with unique names, prices, and items!
christmas around the world
Kindergartners at Trevilians Elementary School wrapped up the semester with their Christmas Around the World project! For several weeks, students researched how Christmas is celebrated in various parts of the world, such as Germany and Sweden.
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weather patterns and ipads!
Moss-Nuckols Elementary School teachers used green screens and technology in a unique and engaging way to teach students about weather patterns!
For the project, students were divided into groups to work as a team to research weather patterns.
Then, the students selected one weather pattern and wrote out a script for their very own TV news weather report!
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The Constitution and a wild goosechase!
LCMS teacher Bonnie Collier and her class used their iPads, laptops, and the app GooseChase to learn about the Constitution!
Goosechase is an iPad app that allows teachers to come up with missions for students to accomplish through research and collaboration. As part of the lesson, students drew images that described each amendment, recorded video of a team member reciting the Preamble, wrote out the meaning of the word Democracy, and more! Superintendent Straley even dropped by to work with the teams throughout the lesson!
When using GooseChase, teachers award teams points for accomplishing each task and they also work with students to help them through the challenges! GooseChase is a great way for students to use technology in the classroom in a highly constructive and educational way!
theater in the classroom!
Trevilians Elementary School teacher Jessica Gentry transformed her classroom into a makeshift movie theater on Thursday, September 19th in an exciting initiative to help her students understand the concept of themes in art and stories!
“We’ve been working on themes this week and we’ve practiced with stories,” Gentry said. “What better way to do it than with short films? We wanted that was both fun and engaging. The movie theater just fit right in with the plan for our work!”
LCHS Carpentry students building a carport!
The students are building the carport from the ground up! Already, the team has set the beams, poured concrete, and installed the frame ...
The project is a perfect example of how LCHS Career and Technical Education is transforming the way a 21st-century classroom looks, operates, and educates.
virtual reality headsets a hit at trevilians elementary
"They didn’t even have to try it just came out because it was just so cool and they wanted to tell everyone what it looked like!"
CTE House Build.mp4cte builds a house
Students started with a plot of land and a pile of lumber. Six months later, the skeleton of a house had clearly emerged. From the foundation to the shingles, LCPS students were responsible for seeing the project finished!
CREATION STATION debuts at lcms
"We want them to come in and get a once in a lifetime hands-on experience where they're taking what they're passionate about and applying it to their education."
students become published authors
On Friday, January 25th, 12 Trevilians Elementary School students officially became published authors! To help her students learn parts of speech, TES third grade teacher Jessica Mehlhaff had each of the students write and illustrate their own book.
“We have been studying synonyms and antonyms, so I was trying to think of different way of getting them to learn them, and a lot of my kids like to write,” Mehlhaff said. Then, she had the books printed and bound.
On Friday, the students were able to debut their books by reading them to their fellow students.
E-SPORTS DEBUTS AT LCHS!
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