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Lausanne fourth-graders are discovering just how powerful words can be with a unique experiment that uses apples to explore the impact positive and negative speech have on the world around us.   Led by Lower School Learning Specialist Angie Valadie, the fourth-graders placed two apples in separate jars and wrote down something pleasant to say to one apple and something harsh to say to the other each day for the next few weeks.    "Each week, we will reco... Read More

Lausanne's Lower School Lynx kicked off this Monday with their first-ever Community Time, an event the students hope to make a new tradition! "I am excited about this new opportunity to come together as the Lower School," said Head of Lower School Kara Barbour. "Community Time will be held every other Monday morning and be a great way to get the week started in a fun and upbeat way. There will be music, dancing, cheers, guest speakers and time for character development.&qu... Read More

Lausanne second-graders took the classroom outdoors recently during an afternoon spent at Blue Heron Lake. With help from members of the Lower School faculty, the students rotated between different activities, including canoeing, enjoying healthy popsicle treats and exploring the use of solar energy. For the activity led by 2nd-grade teacher Jeff Massey, groups learned how to power up small wind turbines by connecting cables to the positive and negative terminals on a hand-held solar pane... Read More

For this year's annual Spring Noetic Math Competition, Lausanne had many participants and winners from the second and third grades. "We are so proud and wish to recognize the participants, team winners and students who have received the National Honor Roll and National Honorable Mention awards," said Lower School ANTS Instructor Amy Brownlee, who led this year's competition. "Thank you to everyone for your participation!" The Noetic Learning Math Contest (N... Read More

Lausanne's Second Grade students have been hard at work over the last couple of months, challenging their design knowledge to prepare for their Primary Years Programme (PYP) unit on robotics while gaining real-world skills. "We've been discussing computer science and learning how to code using a programming language called Blockly, which helps young students learn resilience and math applications and is a precursor to other languages like Java and HTML," said Low... Read More