Great Knight Time PLTs
Knight and Day Coffee Program is a program being run by EWGHS that focuses on teaching life skills to learning-disabled students and giving them real-world experience by having them partake in activities such as cooking, cleaning and laundry. One specific activity that students do is making and delivering orders for teachers and their classes. The students create the contents of […]
Read moreEWG is harnessing the power of the wind in a successful program which is now in its second full year. Mrs Biagioni is the teacher that runs this Knight Time activity. This program, which began in 2019 but was put on pause due to Covid, has been running steadily now for two years. This program runs in the back of […]
Read moreOn Tuesdays through Fridays, between the hours of 12:52 and 1:37, EWG becomes a “personal learning” menagerie. EWG offers exciting activities during this block, which is called “Knight Time.” These activities are known as PLTs. “PLT” stands for Personal Learning Time. It’s a time where students and teachers both work together and learn new skills or information. Each month, students […]
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Personal Learning is happening at the Exeter West-Greenwich High School. This video is about EWG’s P.L.T. (Personal Learning Time). Today we’re featuring Electric Car Building, Junior Duck Stamp Competition, and The Sustainability Composting Project. Related: See Kelly McKay’s January report on EWG’s STEAM activities. News Anchor/Editor/Director: Aidan Thornton Interviewees: Mrs. Pichette, Bella Baton, Evelyn Heffernan, Ted LeBlanc, Mr. Searle, & […]
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Exeter-West Greenwich Senior High School is going full “STEAM” ahead with classes in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Already with a wide selection of courses to choose from, the school is adding PLTs and other activities to encourage and engage students to jump into this field of the future. Covered in this news story: The EWG art department where […]
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American Sign Language is being taught at EWG! This PLT runs Tuesdays and Thursdays and is taught by a sign language instructor, Fern Resginer. In this podcast, I interview Paiges Nunes, who helped to start this PLT, and Dr. Slattery, who formerly taught at the American School for the Deaf. If you’re interested in learning American Sign Language, this is […]
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Mrs. Lind, an art teacher at Exeter-West Greenwich High school, has been running a PLT during Knight Time where students try to build a weight bearing bridge out of pasta. Using only a pound of uncooked spaghetti noodles and white glue, students construct a bridge within a certain size and weight requirement. When the bridges are done being assembled, more […]
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When the first PLT form went out in early October, many students (myself included) were confused about the majority of the PLTs and what they entailed, with composting being one of the front-runners of that confusion. As a member of the Sustainability Club, I had already heard about composting and signed up to watch the trash bins at lunch time; […]
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As a new round of PLTs kick-off, I got to visit the very popular Fantasy Sports Experience PLT and interview the advisor, Mr. Buckley, and some of the students.
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