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Ridgefield School District, located in Bergen County, New Jersey, is a supportive and diverse community which assures every student the opportunity for academic, creative, physical and social development. This is achieved through a variety of school and community experiences in a respectful and safe environment. These goals seek to encourage and support discovery, exploration, and introspection so that each student is empowered to fulfill his/her maximum potential.
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The Slocum Skewes robotics team participated in the New Jersey FLL (First Lego league) State Robotics Competition on Saturday, December 10, 2011. The competition consists of a research presentation and programmable robot display missions using a Lego Mindstorms robot. Their teamwork resulted in a first place trophy for research presentation for their work on food safety and the notification of consumers of possible food recalls out of 180 teams within the state. The Slocum Skewes Robotics Team finished the competition in the top twenty teams within the state of New Jersey.
Great Work Alex, Thomas, Victoria, Kyle, Robert, Ta'Res, Adriano, Jean Pierre, and Mrs. Furman!
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There was something special during the month of October in the World Languages department. Students studying Korean in the High School experienced an interdisciplinary UbD (Understanding by Design) lesson combining Korean lexical studies along with artistic and historical cultural studies. The lesson’s objective was to enable students to express and demonstrate Korean traditional Folk Painting “Min-Hwa” on traditional Hwa-sun-ji paper while using traditional brushes and paint. Questions that helped focus the lesson were:
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