Saint George's Head of Upper School, Francesca Mulazzi, Ed.D, travelled to Red Lodge, Montana in July for the first "Sidecar Summit" of women leaders in international preK-12 education.  She joined educators from  Bolivia, Colombia, Jordan, Romania, The Netherlands and all four time zones of the U.S.  They gathered to acknowledge the challenges of educational leadership in the era of COVID; recognize that the leadership landscape is at an inflection point for change; and brainstorm how this landscape can be ‘womanized’ so that school leaders (of all genders), their teams, and the school communities they serve can truly thrive.

"Sidecar Summit was the highlight of my summer and I look forward to attending next year, where ever we might land," says Francesca.  "I will never again underestimate the power of gathering face to face."  Read More about this inaugural summit in the mountains of Montana. 

John DeForest (Class of 2021) earned perfect scores on two of his International Baccalaureate subject exams, placing him in the top 17% of all IB students worldwide.  He scored sevens on the Biology and Chemistry exams, his two favorite classes, and a total of 40 out of 45 possible points in the IB exams.  He is continuing his interest in those fields this summer through an internship with the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Falmouth, MA.  Read the July 29 Article in the Spokesman to learn about the research projects he pursued at SGS and why he will be attending Dartmouth College this fall.

IB Jokes (for your enjoyment):

"After IB Physics, I will throw a textbook off a cliff… and calculate the momentum when it hits the ground."

TOK:  "Dogs like peanut butter.  I like peanut butter.  Therefore, I am a dog…do dogs even know they like peanut butter?  Do I know that they know? What do I even know…?"

"Chemistry pick up line: I got my ion you <33"

"IB problems are real. The only long term relationship you have is with your Extended Essay."

"Now I understand why 42 is the answer to life!!" (42 is the max points you can receive for each of the 6 courses)

"Students have almost finished the IB program, but still use google to spell “baccalaureate” correctly."

CAS Experience Highlights: CAS experiences for all of our Upper School students (in the US and in China) include running for ASB office, passing out ribbons for Day of Silence, painting flowers, taking a mindfulness walk around campus, being an assistant soccer coach, setting up and facilitating Casino Night, participating in the photography overnight.

IB Overview:  The Diploma Programme (DP) curriculum for grades 11-12 is made up of six subject groups and the DP core, comprising Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) and the Extended Essay (EE).  Please refer to our IB webpage and to the IB Resources page in PowerSchool Learning for detailed IB information.  

After raising butterflies in their classroom, the Kindergarten class wore their own butterfly wings as they carried the butterflies out to Graduation Lawn.  See a Photo Gallery of the "big" butterflies releasing their little friends on June 4.

Several weeks after the 4th graders had left bags of leaves in the Little Spokane River, they collected their bags and looked for macroinvertibrates (bugs!) that they could identify. Different species indicate whether the river is healthy or not.  See a Photo Gallery of them discovering all kinds of tiny critters!

The 5th graders designed containers and parachutes to protect their fresh eggs, then they dropped them onto the LS playground!  See this Photo Gallery to find out which survived with the least damage!  

The 7th graders built model rockets and then shot them skyward over the soccer field on June 2nd.  See a Photo Gallery of the takeoffs (some were fast, some were duds) and the landings (some were soft and some were not)!

The Middle School students each completed a Genius Hour project this spring -- learning a new skill, working on a big project, or creating anything from video games to athletic shoes!  They got to share, with students in-person and with family members via live stream, what they attempted, what worked, what didn't, and what they learned from it all.  See a Photo Gallery of some of the presenters.  And here are links to the presentations on May 24th, each about an hour long, from the 10 different groups of students:

Group 1, presented by Esther & Sarah, Colton, Kaden, Bryson, Regan & Jake, Bella, Sophie, and Andrew;
Group 2, presented by Ava, Robert, Britta, Berkley, Michael, Remmy, Natalie & Alessandra, and Joaquin;
Group 3, presented by Ian R., emily, Liam, Brady, Isa, Lindsey, Gannon, and Joe;
Group 4, presented by Simon, Braeden, Thomas, Bailey, Colin, Maya & Sarah, Ian Rizvi, and Gemma;
Group 5, presented by Kaylee, Megan, Bryson & Vihaan, Alisha, Maggie, Jillian, Audra, and Preston;
Group 6, presented by Savvy, Liam, Sam, Shawn & Mason, Max, Joey, and Josie;
Group 7, presented by Delaney & Hadley, Abi, Ellie, Iz, Sophia, Ashley, Grace, and Riley & Kylie;
Group 8, presented by Alex & Lillian, Everett, Hrair & Finn & Will, Thatcher, Oliver, Adrian, and Fallon;
Group 9, presented by Elsa, Janie, Dexter, Vivianne, Jordan, Julianne, Sophia, and Audrey;
Group 10, presented by Carsyn, Katie, Matt & Matt & Per, Edie, Xuxa, Dua, Bella, Gavin, and Ryan.

The May Term Epic Games class played a number of different role playing, strategic, and just plain fun games in the Library.  See a Photo Gallery of their class as they worked on strategies and engaged in spirited competitions!

The May Term Food & Parks class created a variety of dishes in the student kitchen and visited a local bakery to try their hands at making bread.  See a Photo Gallery of their activities during the week-and-a-half of May Term.