Conservatory Lab Charter School
Music in Public Education
Conservatory Lab students take ownership of their learning. Each one grows as a Scholar, Artists, and Leaders through project based learning, music, and community engagement.
Written by Ms. Schibuk This Thursday the 7th grade returned to Savin Hill Cove for the third time as a part of their ongoing Marine Science expedition. After becoming familiar with the environment, we have started to dig deeper into water
On Tuesday, our 7th and 8th graders made headlines in the Boston Globe for standing up and speaking out for a Frederick Douglass memorial in Roxbury. It all began with letters students wrote to the Boston Arts Commission and the
Last Saturday, we sold out John Hancock Hall with the strength of our community! Families, friends, and students came from all over Boston to celebrate our school. In the weeks leading up to Spring Fling, we promised it would be
Last Friday night, Jose Fuentes, 9th grader at Boston Arts Academy and graduate of our school, along with his brother Junior Fuentes, 7th grader represented Conservatory Lab by performing a duet of “the Swan” by Saint Saens at Ambassador Swanee
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by Arianna Rodriguez, 8th-grader We 7th and 8th graders have done something more than just speaking about having our voices heard. We are ACTUALLY speaking out and voicing our opinions to make a difference and change in the communities that
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Over the past 20 months, Conservatory Lab has collaborated with the Kenny School in Dorchester, along with other Boston public schools, to share best practices in early literacy and interdisciplinary curriculum. On Wednesday, Kenny School first graders held a celebration of
Last Saturday, Dudamel Orchestra musicians and their parents were invited to a rehearsal of the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta on at Symphony Hall. After the rehearsal, our students met the Japanese student musicians and exchange small gifts. This was an excellent opportunity for Conservatory
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On April 5, our 7th graders took a tour of the Boston Globe, and had an opportunity to talk with Astead Herndon, the Globe reporter who wrote the article on the Frederick Douglass monument that sparked their recent student letters. The students got
The concert will be at John Hancock Hall in the Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA from 1 pm to 3:30 pm. 1. Tickets Tickets will be sold to adults and children older than 12 for $15
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Last Friday, the 4th Grade celebrated their study of the American Revolution! For months, students have been studying the American Revolution, and their learning culminated in some seriously creative work! They made maps and models of what things were like
On Thursday, 7th graders and their teachers put on their rain boots and trekked out to their research site of Savin Hill Cove to discover all they could about this nearby rich, natural habitat. After a 20 minute walk through
This Wednesday, for the first time ever since the schedule change, the string players of Dudamel A and Dudamel B came together to practice for Spring Fling! It was an extremely successful practice session, as each group was well-prepared. Click
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On Tuesday, Dumas Lafontant of the Friends of Frederick Douglass visited with 7th and 8th graders to deliver exciting news and an inspiring message. Due to student letters advocating for a statute of Frederick Douglass in Roxbury, the Boston Art
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Ms. Schibuk’s 7th grade math class is currently studying statistics and probability. To give real-world meaning to their learning, and to connect to the themes of race and justice that students have been learning about with Ms. Patilla, Ms. Schibuk
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The CLCS Middle School Student Council had their first meeting today! Elections were held last week, and 6 students were elected from the sixth and seventh grades. The group is comprised of Omar Sanchez (6A), Bianca Charlemagne-Watkins (6A), Rainy Toribio-Rosario
On Wednesday, K-2 visited the Beacon Hill Athletic Club with Ms. Chamberlin as part of their expedition on exercise. She gave them a tour of all the exercise stations and led a fitness class that the students got to participate
Last week in Ms. Schibuk’s class, 7th and 8th grade students designed, built, and programmed visual metronomes that would blink an LED light at a specific frequency to match the tempo of a piece of music they would then perform.
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Grade Four has been studying the American Revolution, and the concept of “heroism.” Through exploration of true and fictionalized accounts of historic events, they built an idea of what it took to sever the colonial cord to Great Britain, and
Dear Parents, Happy Spring! I wanted to communicate some exciting updates! In order to support students, we have been focusing on calm, quiet and safe routines and transitions. Teachers and administrators have been on posts throughout the school “catching students being
Due to the Driver Re-bid, the driver assignments for four buses at the Dorchester campus have changed. The new bus driver assignments will begin on March 21st. Please carefully review the following information, and read the letter from the BPS Director
On Friday, March 11, the annual lottery to fill new seats at our school next year took place at 2120 Dorchester Ave. Six parents came to be present as the numbers were randomly selected to assign the seats. Margot Bush,
In January, President Obama launched a $4 billion initiative to bring more computer science to schools around the country. The President’s initiative, “Computer Science for All,” hopes to widen access to the coding and programming skills that will be necessary
On Tuesday, 7th graders in Ms. Schibuk’s crew had the special opportunity to work with spoken word poet and motivational speaker, Akeem Lloyd. Through his poems, Mr. Lloyd shared some of the challenges he faced growing up, and how he was able
This Wednesday was the first Wednesday of the month, and you know what that means: it was Spirit Day! The theme this month was to dress up as your favorite character from a book or movie. Check out these totally
On Wednesday, two K-2, one 5th grade, three music teachers and the student support coordinator from Brooke, a network of k-8 Charter Schools in Boston, met with our Head of School, Diana Lam and then visited several classrooms and music rehearsals.
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Greetings! I hope everyone is enjoying the brisk and sunny days. The school celebrated a great first week back after break and I wanted to update you on some of the highlights!At the primary school, students had opportunities to positively
The K1 classes traveled to the Museum of Fine Arts on Monday. With much enthusiasm and focus, the students discussed their observations of a variety different paintings with the MFA docents. Students discussed materials used to create the artwork, how
On Wednesday afternoon, 18 7th and 8th graders along with Ms. Pretlow, Ms. Reder and Ms. Jackson attended the student written play, Why Do We Hate? at Boston Latin Academy. The play was written by BLA senior Jaccarea Garraway and was presented by the Boston
On Wednesday morning the two K2 classes divided into four groups to visit Whole Foods Market in Brighton and learn more about healthy eating. Each group travelled by public bus from the Lower School to Whole Foods (an adventurein itself) and
At this point in the semester, things are heating up in El Sistema! The Ensembles are starting to dig into preparing their repertoires for our upcoming Spring Fling and June Concert Series. It’s an extremely busy time for our students,
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As you can tell from the pictures above, Ms. Schibuk’s 7th grade science class had a blast making and filming their PSAs this week! Each student group’s video was about the importance of recycling electronics, but they each put their
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This year we will celebrate International Book Giving Day, http://bookgivingday.com/, at school on Friday, February 26th. International Book Giving Day is a 100% volunteer initiative aimed at increasing children’s access to and enthusiasm for books all over the world. There
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Ms. Wagner recorded a wonderful instance of peer mentoring in her class this week. Together, Rayon and Franciel work to complete their math assignments! The video is a great example of two students being respectful as they cooperate with each
This Tuesday, our K2 Rockstars, led by David Cordes and Tess Plotkin, performed their beloved play “Are You My Instrument?” at the Boston Children’s Museum for the fourth year in a row! This year the role of “lost violist” was
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The 7th and 8th grade science class has been working on crafting public service announcements to raise awareness about recycling technology, such as watches, phones, and computer. The middle schoolers are learning that it’s important to recycle technology because inside