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Technology
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At Greenhill School, we uphold our Core Principles of Honor, Respect and Compassion in all areas of learning. We set the expectation that all students will apply our Core Principles to their technology use and interactions in their digital lives. We promote purposefully implemented technology use across all curriculum areas, grade levels, and disciplines, while providing students avenues to develop technology skills that will not only help them in their time at Greenhill, but in all future endeavors. Classroom technology programs and Computer Science and Engineering classes at Greenhill work to grow media literacy, digital communication competencies, mindful media use and global connections.
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Preschool
Preschool is an important time for young children to develop many of the basics of learning and most importantly how to engage in play and creative work with their peers that is socially and emotionally appropriate in early childhood. The use of technology in the Preschool is supplemental and used for creating and developing deeper learning opportunities. With teacher's guidance and support, students use iPads to capture their thinking and authentic learning experiences, develop early programming concepts through game play, hands-on maker-based challenges, enhance beginning reading skills, and learn more about topics of study through Library Databases.
Lower School
The Lower School students are still beginning their journey as technology users and Greenhill places great emphasis on using these tools for creation versus consumption in the learning environment. The goal for each Lower School students is to develop an understanding of how to use their classroom technology to enhance their daily learning, create real world connection, and document their thinking through iPad applications and computer use.
Technology is classroom based in Primer and 1st grade, with support from their teachers and the LS Technology Coordinator. When the students move into 2nd-4th grade they attend Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) classes where they begin their formal learning around technology use and how to use technology tools to redefine their learning experiences. The students begin exploring the concepts of being a “Good Digital Citizen,” programming, robotics, and engineering design processes through maker-based education.
Middle School
Middle School is a critical point in a student's education, and the development of their technology skills is among the most important. As students begin to transition from technology use being primarily in the classroom, to technology being used in their everyday lives, they must be taught how to incorporate the social emotional skills necessary for good decision making and responsible use.
In Middle School, students continue to attend Computer Science and Engineering classes (CSE) in 5th and 6th grade where they continue robotics, begin to understand programming and the prototyping process, and enhance their Digital Citizenship skills. In 7th and 8th grade students are given the opportunity to choose more advanced CSE classes in the upper grades of middle school. Technology is a vital tool to ensure success in today's world and is integrated throughout the Middle School program. (BYOD program)
Upper School
Upper School students are developing their skills to support creativity, critical thinking, personal learning goals, and an ownership over their digital lives. Using technology in the learning environment students are making connections between character development and their digital identity and responsible use.
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A coed independent day school for prekindergarten – Grade 12
4141 Spring Valley Rd. | Addison, TX 75001 | (972) 628-5400
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