Congratulations to the Class of 2025 on moving up to Upper School today! #collegiatenyc #collegiateonline 
It’s been a busy time for science on the seventh floor! In the Lower School, students (and others) have been thrilled to learn about and watch chicken eggs hatch. Additionally, projects from Middle and Upper School students are on display in the science commons. 5th grade students recently completed their circuits projects, demonstrating their newfound knowledge of circuitry as well as their creativity. And 9th grade students have been working on a genetics project, germinating and planting corn seeds to investigate basic principles of inheritance in the resulting population of unique corn seedlings. The second generation in this crosses typically segregates in a ratio of 3 green to 1 albino, which allows students to see the impact of a lethal mutation that affects the synthesis of chlorophyll. The green seedlings develop normally, but the albino seedlings die after they use up the food energy stored in the seed, as they lack chlorophyll and therefore cannot make their own food by photosynthesis. #collegiatenyc #science #collegiateonline 
Save the date! Collegiate’s Giving Day is tomorrow, April 21. Help us reach our goal of 250 donors. For more information, see the link in our bio. #collegiatenyc #GoDutch2021 #collegiateonline 
Second grade classes have recently completed a project on the Harlem Renaissance. Students were introduced to a variety of poems including, “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon. Following a template, students wrote their own version of the poem, accompanied by their sponge painted silhouette and descriptive words. Students also learned about the history of quilt making specific to African-Americans. Students studied Faith Ringgold and looked at the stories sewn into her quilts. To honor African Americans present and past, each student researched an African American and his/her impact, and created three hexagons which included name, importance, and picture. The students assembled their quilt pieces and added a border around it. Their work turned out beautifully! #collegiatenyc #collegiateonline #blackhistorymonth