Explorations

Once a week, Birches students in Grades 2 -8 participate in Explorations. These beloved 6-week mini-units cover a variety of topics. Explorations give students the opportunity to delve into electives outside of their daily curriculum. They work in small, mixed-age groups, collaborating with peers who have similar interests.  Exploration classes are taught by Birches faculty and provide leadership opportunities for middle school students. Some past Explorations offerings have included:

• Improv

• Chess

• Ceramics

• Knitting

• Birches Test Kitchen

• Running Club

• Sculpture

• Wildcrafting

• Stop motion animation

• Musical theater

• String instruments

• Ultimate frisbee

• Printmaking

• Magic the Gathering

• Children’s Book Making

Check out two of our Moviemaking Explorations videos below!