Weston Middle School “Message in a Bottle” Found

Our Weston Middle School’s “Image in a Bottle Project” Floats Ashore in Spain Two Years Later

Sagemont School student Maria Paredes washes up on the shore of Spain!

Well…her bottle did, anyway.

In the spring of 2014, approximately 80 students created collages of their lives, wrote a “letters to the world”, sealed them in bottles they decorated which were sent out to sea from Ft. Lauderdale. The project was called “Image in a Bottle” which middle school art teacher Scott Hemeon conceived to challenge his students to consider how they wanted to project their image to a global community…a virtual concept delivered in an old-fashioned way.

Two years later, and an ocean away, one of those bottles washed ashore where a fisherman found it encrusted in shells on a remote stretch of beach near Bilbao, in northern Spain. A newspaper reporter from El Correo newspaper was contacted to investigate the find. Using contact information in the bottle, he reached across the ocean to The Sagemont School where he learned of the project and the lucky girl whose bottle was found, and provided us with the details of the extraordinary discovery.

Summer School in Weston Reimagined

Here’s Part 1 of our interview in the March 2016 issue of Our City of Weston Magazine.

BY STACEY BOMSER

Camp Sagemont is known for offering a wide variety of camp programs that appeal to children of all ages and interests, ranging from a traditional day camp program for preschoolers and younger students to a travel camp for teenagers. This summer, Camp Sagemont is unveiling new educational camp programs designed to supplement lessons learned throughout the school year and allow children to explore new interests.

Camp Sagemont Director Danielle Guski shares more about what’s in store this summer at Camp Sagemont.

What are some of the new programs available this summer?

Academic Advantage Plus, formerly known as Summer School, now offers campers the choice to focus on specific subject areas. It also includes a daily Reading Rocks! Session. We’re also introducing a Spanish Immersion Plus camp and Cooking Up Math & Science Plus camp, where children will learn the math and science behind cooking and baking.

Why is Camp Sagemont adding new academic-based camps to its menu?

We have seen that parents are looking for fun and enriching academic-based activities to keep their children’s minds active through the summer. In addition, research indicates that students who keep their minds actively engaged throughout the summer do not display summer regression upon returning to the classroom. The goal to increase student knowledge is especially important for English language learning students who have the greatest probability for regression, not only in content but overall English language development. Camp Sagemont strives to answer the global demand to provide a continuous and fun academic learning experience during the summer.

If you’re looking for a summer academic programs for your kids register for Camp Sagemont online today.

This blog post originally appeared here: http://www.campsagemont.com/summer-school-weston-2016/ 

Weston Elementary School Luncheon

Weston’s Sagemont Elementary School Hosts Empty Bowls Luncheon

Recently, Sagemont hosted its seventh annual Empty Bowls spaghetti and meatball luncheon. Our fourth and fifth grade students created a ceramic bowl as a reminder of the empty bowls around the world. The Empty Bowls Project is an international, art-based movement aimed at ending world hunger. Since it was started in 1990, the Empty Bowls Project has raised millions of dollars towards fighting hunger. All proceeds were donated to the LifeNet4Families food bank organization and will help feed children and families in our local community.