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  Advanced Art Project: Video and Music by Eve ('14)

  During this trimester, I was assigned in my advanced art class to participate in an art contest. Sunny explained the “Color Maryland Green” contest, which featured competitions in drawing pictures in specific age groups, along with submitting a video, including all age groups (K-12). I decided to create a video because it interested me more than a painting or drawing. (read on to see the full video on YouTube)

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  Coming Soon: Barrie Night at Olney Theatre

  Barrie School is pleased to invite you to “Barrie Night at Olney Theatre Center” on Wednesday, February 29th from 6 to 8 PM. Please join us for a reception to celebrate with our community of students, parents, faculty and administration, and learn about the curriculum that extends beyond our campus.

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  Preview: Extended Study Week (ESW)

  Each spring, the students and faculty of our Middle-Upper School take a break from regular classes, working on- and off- campus on an exciting journey of learning and exploration. A highlight of the student experience and a time-honored tradition at Barrie School, Extended Study Week (or ESW) 2012 will include Buddhism in Thailand, CSI: Barrie, Dolphins, Reefs, Mangroves, Oh My!, and New York as You've Never Seen it - just to name a few. Read on for a preview of each of these adventures!

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  Barrie School Senior Class Presents: "As You, Like, Like It"

  Continuing a Humanities 12 tradition, on Friday the class of 2012 performed "As You, Like, Like It" - a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It." Read on for an introductory note from Humanities 12 teacher Bryan Taylor, and for a program with photos and synopses of each act.

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  Kitchen Chemistry Is Heating Up - Spots Still Available!

  Back by popular demand this Spring is Kitchen Chemistry, a fun collaboration between Barrie and University of Maryland's Human Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL). Starting in February and continuing through May, KC students (age 9-14) will explore the science of cooking and engage in scientific inquiry through creating and perfecting recipes. Sessions will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 4-6 p.m. Space is limited, and will disappear quickly; please email admissions@barrie.org to register or click here for more information.

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  Photos: Bigs and Littles

  After Wednesday's all-school assembly, students from the Middle-Upper School visited our younger students in their classrooms for "Bigs and Littles." A regular part of life at Barrie School, Bigs and Littles gives our learners of all ages a chance to spend some time together at work (and play) in the classroom. Soon, Lower School students will be walking down the hill to join the older students in their classrooms - stay tuned!

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  Music Students Release New Publication: "The Barrie Beat"

  This year, several students are taking a new class: Independent Studies in Music. In addition to listening to, analyzing, and critiquing music, one of the course's requirements is that they publish submissions in Barrie Beat, a new monthly publication coordinated by MUS Music Teacher David Dulaney. Read on for an excerpt from Cisco's review of The Roots' "undun" - or check out the entire inaugural issue of The Barrie Beat.

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  My Trip to Kenya (By Elizabeth, Grade 7)

  My Trip to Kenya
  By Elizabeth Wiser
  
  I recently returned home after a wonderful experience in Kenya, which is in east Africa. My Mom and I went because my Dad was there for a United Nations negotiation on a global treaty to fight mercury pollution. My trip gave me a new view on life, because I saw things I thought only existed in stories or TV shows.

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  Barrie Students, Faculty and Staff Participate in Future of Information Alliance at UMD

  A group of Barrie students, faculty, and staff spent this week interfacing with technology leaders from Google, Microsoft and Twitter, as well as faculty members, at this week's launch of the new Future of Information Alliance (FIA) at the University of Maryland.

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  Planning for 2012-13 and Beyond: 21st Century Task Group

  Parents and students are invited to join Charlie and members of the 21st Century Task Group to discuss Middle-Upper School curriculum and how we continue to embrace improvements to benefit learning at Barrie. We want to share our work and hear your ideas.

  Middle-Upper School Community Meeting - Wednesday, 1/18/12
  7:00 p.m. Safer Theater

  Childcare will be provided for Barrie students between the ages of 3 to 12; read on for details.