Sunday, November 13, 2016

Lower School Padcaster Program


The Lower School excitedly welcomed back GA alumni Josh Apter and Jon Goldberg, both class of ’89, the cofounders and inventors of The Padcaster.
"The Padcaster is a patented, rugged multifunctional iPad case that transforms the iPad into an all-in-one mobile production studio.  The Padcaster enables consumers to shoot, edit and upload video on the fly – or stream live right from the iPad.” - The Padcaster website
In addition to donating 15 of The Padcaster packages – including a light, a microphone, a teleprompter – as well as 10 tripods and 10 green screens, Josh and Jon spent most of the day on campus providing training for some Lower School teachers and a handful of fifth graders.  The day culminated in an assembly during which they presented their gift in honor of Phy Chauveau 1760. The class of1989 was Phy’s first class at GA, and her love for and interest in making movies is what launched this whole project.  It was an exciting and touching experience for all involved. by Guest Blogger Tom McGlinchey



Sunday, November 6, 2016

Middle School Engineers


Sixth grade science teachers Jim DiFranco, Maura Saurman, and Kate Cassidy and their students have been engineering solar ovens in the Makerspace of The Beard Center for Innovation. In this project based unit, students learn about energy transformations and use of materials to harness sun energy to design and test solar ovens.