Category Archives: Lower School

News from the Lower School

Exit Interview: The Lower School’s Lauren Brown

By Emily Merchant Lower School teacher Lauren Brown, who has taught third grade and kindergarten, will be retiring this school year. Out…

Cougar Pause – 2020-2021 Edition

By Elyse Cram Most students at Collegiate School are bound by many obligations that fill up their daily lives. For some, the pressure…

Online Learning in the Lower School

By Cate Hill With the recent outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S., Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) made the decision to…

Aster Kidane: More Than A Kindergarten Teacher

By Emma Blackwood Lower School teacher and Collegiate parent Aster Kidane is a Kindergarten assistant, but her job entails much more than…

Middle School Physical Education

By James Kulp A cornerstone of Collegiate’s Middle School curriculum is Physical Education (P.E.). Every Lower and Middle Schooler goes to P.E….

The Latest In Lower School Science

By Maddie Ball As Lower School students, 3rd and 4th Grade classes are required to go to science classes a few times…

Felting in the Lower School with Visiting Artist Nastassja Swift

By Gilbert Deglau I walk into the Lower School art room, and I see 15 children swarm a woman working vigorously on…