Minimester 2006 is a time for exploration at St. Margaret's.

Minimester, a two-week term between the second trimester and Spring Break, is a time for students and
teachers to engage in experiential, cross-curricular learning. Here's a sampling of this year's explorations.

Students on the educational tour of Greece and  Italy.
Students on the educational tour of Greece and
Italy enjoyed some genuine gelato at an outdoor cafe.

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The King himself performed for the entire school.
The King himself performed at the "Southern
Culture" course's grand finale, a down-home
dinner for the entire school.
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Juniors toured 7 Virginia college campuses

Juniors toured 7 Virginia college campuses as part
of the "Next Steps" class. This is Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Students also worked
on college essays and took an SAT prep class.
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Girls learned about the math behind the magic at Disney World

Girls learned about the math (to name one
subject) behind the magic at Disney World
through the Youth Education Series. They
had free time to see sights like these, too.
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Preschoolers and kindergarteners at Aylett Country Day School
Preschoolers and kindergarteners at Aylett Country
Day School were fascinated by this puppet show,
which was put on by the "Fun and Games" class.
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Francis Lightfoot Lee's Menokin in nearby Warsaw with SMS alumna Sarah Dillard Pope '86

The "It's A Mystery To Me" class toured Francis
Lightfoot Lee's Menokin in nearby Warsaw with
SMS alumna Sarah Dillard Pope '86, the Menokin Foundation's executive director.
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Students learned Virginia history firsthand by visiting neighboring attractions

"Southern Culture" students learned Virginia
history firsthand by visiting neighboring King
and Queen Courthouse, the Blue Ridge
Mountains and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
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Painting, refinishing and sewing are just a few of the skills that students acquire

Painting, refinishing and sewing are just a few
of the skills that students acquired in the
"Shabby Chic" class by refurbishing a school office.
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