在21世纪, 科学的STEM科目, 技术, 工程 and mathematics (STEM) are critical. 在福克斯克罗夫特,他们也很有趣. 你可以通过编写Sphero机器人在迷宫中移动的代码来学习物理,或者通过创建街机游戏来提高你的计算机技能. 戴上安全帽,看看工程师、建筑师和承包商是如何建造新宿舍的. 在我们的STEM俱乐部设计一架无人机.
Our STEM teachers are passionate about their subjects. They bring energy and enthusiasm to your class with real-life applications, 探究性作业, 实践项目, 还有很酷的技术工具. 这些研讨会, 实习, seminars, and presentations with STEM professionals will open your mind.
进进出出教室 at Foxcroft, science, 技术, 工程 and math are inspiring!
2月8日. 霍顿·索普到福克斯克罗夫特来解释他的职业生涯,回答我们急切的科学问题. Dr. 索普是乔治华盛顿大学的教员,也是《华盛顿邮报》的主编 Science 期刊家族. Dr. Thorp explained that he gives final approval for all articles published in the Science journal. Before articles are presented to him, they go through several peer reviewers. 大约有12000篇文章被发送到 Science,但只有700人到达. 并发表在杂志上.
Foxcroft will host up to 40 teams of girls on Saturday, 2月24日, as they compete in the “Powered by STEAM” STEM Challenge. Designed for middle and high school students, the competition will see girls from Virginia, Maryland, 和华盛顿, DC, 利用他们的科学知识, 技术, 工程, 数学参与挑战,帮助一群科学家回到过去,需要使用现有的技术来找出如何回家.
上个星期天, the Foxcroft Robotics team traveled to Harrisonburg, VA, to participate in their first event of the season. 福克斯克罗夫特参加 第一科技挑战赛,为学生提供发展设计、建筑和编码技能的框架. Several team members took an Independent Study in Robotics in the Fall semester, and some also met three days a week during athletic practice time. 而他们的教练Mr. 诺斯鲁普在场, 学生们独立工作,解决比赛给他们带来的挑战.
10月20日, 12岁的校友亚历克斯·卡尔在早会上与校园社区分享了她的“在福克斯克罗夫特设计你的未来”的故事. A passionate advocate for sustainability and environmental preservation, Carr makes eco-friendly solutions for the riding arena footing industry. ArenaMend, 她和父亲一起创建的公司, recently won the bid to renew Foxcroft’s outdoor riding ring on Big Track.
As Foxcroft prepares to build the Mars 蒸汽翼, 我们很高兴与建筑和设计公司Hord Coplan Macht及其项目设计团队(建筑师)成员合作推出我们的项目STEAM构建研讨会, 室内设计师, 景观建筑师, 可持续发展和健康专家, and 工程 Consultants) and their Construction Team (Project Managers, 项目工程师, 成本估计).
Meghen Tuttle came to Foxcroft from her home city of Los Angeles, CA. 她于2002年获得南加州大学古典声乐学士学位,辅修神经科学. 在继续她作为古典音乐家的专业工作的同时,梅根攻读了博士学位.D. in neuroscience (2014) under the direction of Drs. 安东尼奥和汉娜·达马西奥. 她在南加州大学大脑与创造力研究所的博士研究集中在音乐神经科学的广泛领域, 最后是她的论文, entitled “Majoring in Music: How Conservatory Training Changes the Brain.”
It was during graduate school that Meghen found her passion for teaching, 通过12个学期的教学实验和讨论部分为南加州大学的本科生, 多场客座讲座, 做一名教育顾问. 梅根坚信这一点, 而初步研究是至关重要的, communicating the relevancy of that research, both in an educational setting and outside of the ivory tower of academia, is absolutely critical if one hopes to make a difference in society.
Meghen joined the Foxcroft faculty in August 2014 and teaches Biology, 美联社生物学, 以及几门神经科学选修课. In 2016, she added Wellness Education Coordinator to her portfolio and now also teaches the Freshman Wellness class; leads specialized Wellness seminars for New Girls, 二年级的学生, juniors, and seniors; and identifies and brings in Wellness speakers for the community, 除此之外. 梅根组织一年一度的健康周末,并不断规划新的健康产品,以进一步发展这个充满活力的计划.
她住在斯图尔特宿舍, 她在那里当宿舍管理员, 和她的丈夫杰伊·塔特尔, son Jack, and dog, 路易十四.
Rylee Simmons attended the University of Maryland, where she earned degrees in both of her passions: mathematics and dance. 在2020年加入福克斯克罗夫特学院之前, she taught both subjects at New Hope Academy in Landover Hills, MD.
Rylee currently teaches PreCalculus and AP Calculus BC, though she has taught a variety of math classes in her time at Foxcroft. 她还担任舞蹈教练,并教授全新的选修舞蹈技术基础. 作为舞蹈老师, 她一直致力于为学生提供表演和观看专业表演的机会. 致力于她自己的技术, 每年夏天,她都会花很多时间参加舞蹈培训班,在那里她收集新的想法和信息,然后带回家.
詹姆斯·斯威尼在马里兰州长大, 曾就读于南卡罗来纳州的科克大学, where he studied mathematics and computer science, then continued his studies at the University of South Carolina, 攻读博士学位.D. 在数学方面. 毕业后,他在科克教了三年书,2021年来到福克斯克罗夫特.
Dr. Sweeney教授AP微积分和代数II & 三角函数, 足球教练(毕生爱好), and is a member of the dorm team in Reynolds, where he and his wife live with their two dogs. 他热情地接受了在福克斯克罗夫特生活和工作的方方面面!
出生于西班牙港, Trinidad, Hazal Mohammed has been living in the United States since he was eight years old. 虽然他称佛罗里达为家,但他曾在南卡罗来纳州、阿拉巴马州和现在的弗吉尼亚州任教. 在他17年的教学生涯中,他曾在公立、特许和私立学校任教.
When he is not teaching, he can probably be found at the nearest bowling alley. 保龄球是一项运动, 如果你不这么说, 他很可能会让你坐下来,和你进行简短的交谈,赞美这项运动的复杂之处. 在他休息的时候, 他很可能是想为自己的收藏再买一本书找理由,尽管他已经有相当多的书要积压. 但他确实都读了. 最终.
Hazal Mohammed will be a dorm parent for Dillon this year, 她期待着更好地了解学生们,学习福克斯克罗夫特的各种传统. He's still slightly confused about the difference between a Fox and a Hound. 但希望时间会纠正这一点.
Sonny Capaccio comes to Foxcroft from his home state of Connecticut, 后的生活, teaching, and performing there for the majority of his life. He is a Bard College alumnus, where he earned his B.A. in Music with a focus in classical vocal performance. Sonny also earned a concentration in Latin American and Iberian Studies. 在整个大学及以后, 他是一个课外数学学习中心的讲师,并最终成为中心主任.
在福克斯克罗夫特, Sonny will be acting as the Music Coordinator and chorale Director, and joining the STEM Department as a math teacher. He is also a dorm parent in Stuart and a resident of Reynolds. In the uncommon occurrence that Sonny finds spare time, 他喜欢做饭, 在打台球, 为迈阿密海豚队加油.
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