One of my favorite teaching moments was when the anemone in the aquarium split.  Elijah insisted that the anemone had a hole in it.  I said, "No that is just his mouth."  "His mouth!" exclaimed the surprised boy.  "Where is his stomach then?"  This caused me to walk over to the tank with him.  Sure enough there was a hole in the center of the anemone and you could see the rock right through it.  This became more than a moment of learning.  Through their research the students discovered that this is how anemones reproduce.  Our anemone split into three pieces one for each of our clown fish.

The school dramas are also favorite teaching times.  Four years ago the students read Les Miserables in literature.  In the same semester they studied the Civil War.  The assignment was to write a play set in Civil War American, using the lessons of judgment and grace taught in Victor Hugo's novel.  The script they wrote was called "The Deserter."   It tells the story of a young Confederate soldier, who accidentally kills his own brother in a battle.  He runs away in a state of terror and later realizes that he has inadvertantly become a deserter.

Three years ago they were to write a play based on "Around the World in Eighty Days."  The catch was that the cast of characters had to be immigrants and the journey had to be an accident. 

Two years ago we learned about the Vikings discovering America.  We researched to find evidence of other civilization that settled in the Americas.  The script was called, "Who Discovered America?"  In the drama a cast of characters take Christopher Columbus back in time to meet all the Europeans and Asians who have claimed that they came before him.  The study took us to Phoenicia, Iceland, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and Korea.

Last year we produced the film called: The Secret to Teen Leadership.  It is available on DVD so I won't spoil it by giving you the storyline. We would love to send you a copy just call: 770-218-1790 or email through this website.

Next year we will be researching city records, visiting the cemetery, and interviewing residents to present the History of Kennesaw.  We would love to have you join us as we share these TEACHING MOMENTS.