What skills are Schalmont students developing in
preparation for college and the modern workplace? How is their
educational environment different from that of their
parents and grandparents? Why are those differences important,
to students and the Schalmont community?
See the answers to these questions and more by
viewing the videos posted on this Web page. Throughout the
school year, the district will add new content to help parents
and community members become more familiar with Schalmont
Central School District and
21st century education.
Videos are currently only available in the
Windows Media Video (.wmv) file format.If
you have a Mac, click here for a free media player that will
allow you to play .wmv files.
Summer
2010
Summer Music
Camp
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Summer Music Camp
This summer, 30 elementary to middle school aged students spent
their mornings at Jefferson Elementary School singing,
writing
music, playing instruments and learning new dance moves, beats and
rhythms.
Watch a
video clip of the district's one-week music camp, by clicking on
the circular "play" button to the right of this page.
Click here if it doesn't play.
Spring 2010
School Board Celebrates
Student Athletes The Schalmont Board of Education
devoted part of its December meeting to saluting the Schalmont
High School varsity sports teams that earned scholar-athlete
awards and championship titles during the fall season.
Click here
to watch excerpts from the meeting.
MS Holds Ghostly Gallop
for Good
This fall, Schalmont Middle School students ran to support the
Make a Wish Foundation, raising more than $1,800 in one
afternoon.
Click here
to watch a video of the "ghostly gallop."
What is Full-day
Kindergarten Like?
This September, all three Schalmont elementary schools launched
a full-day kindergarten program.
Click
here to watch a video about what a typical day is like.
The video is less than 2 minutes in length, but
the .wmv file is 6.5 MB
in size, so it may take
a minute to fully load depending on the speed
of your computer.
Spring 2009
Exotic Critters Join Woestina for Field Day Lizards, an alligator, a crocodile, snakes, and more showed up
at the Woestina Elementary School K-5 Field Day
during a visit from Dean Davis of the Living World Ecology
Center. Click here
to watch a video medley from the visit,
which was made possible thanks to the Woestina PTO. The Windows Media Video file may take
several seconds to load depending on the speed
of your computer.
Schalmont
Honors Three on Alumni Wall of Distinction
On May 28, 2009, Schalmont Central School District inducted
three honorees on the Schalmont High School Alumni Wall of
Distinction: Gail DeAngelo, class of 1988; Michael James Mugits,
class of 1971; and David Van Patten, class of 1972.
Click here
to watch a
video with highlights from the ceremony. The Windows Media Video file is 20 MB in
size, so it may take a minute to load fully.
Winter 2009
Jefferson Students Play Pirate
Click here to watch a video of the
Jefferson Elementary School Fourth-grade Chorus
and Fifth-grade Chorus performance of "Pirates!"The
Windows Media Video file is 9 MB in size, so it
may take several seconds to load fully.
Students Get Creative to Prevent Bullying
Click here to watch a video about an afterschool program
at Jefferson Elementary School that brought students and parents together to help prevent bullying.
The Windows Media Video file may take
several seconds to load depending on the speed
of your computer.
Fall/Winter 2008
Woestina Serenades Seniors
Click here to watch
a video of the performance given
by Woestina Elementary School fifth-graders for
seniors at the Church of St. Margaret of Cortona
in Rotterdam Junction. The Windows Media Video file may take
several seconds to load depending on the speed
of your computer.
MS Students Explore the Stars
Click here to watch
a video about a recent in-house fieldtrip
that gave sixth-graders and some eighth-graders
a daytime tour of the nighttime sky. The
planetarium experience was led by educators from
the Museum of Science in Boston and funded by
the MS PTO. The Windows Media Video file may take
several seconds to load depending on the speed
of your computer.
Schalmont Mom Speaks in Honor of Veterans Day
This November,
SFC Ginger Kusek spoke with U.S. History
students at Schalmont High School about her
experiences serving in Kuwait.
Click here to watch
a video of her visit.
The Windows Media Video file may take
several seconds to load depending on the speed
of your computer.
Summer 2008
A Summer of Fun and Learning
This summer, Schalmont elementary
students discovered the fun side of math and science at the Schalmont Math
and Science Academy. Join them in their discovery by
clicking here
to watch the video.
The Windows Media Video file may take
several seconds to load depending on the speed
of your computer.
Education
in Schalmont
