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Clairton CASTLE 2015: A “First”

March 16, 2015 – 12:04 pm

Students at Clairton were asked to describe the very first time they ever did, learned or experienced something amazing!

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Intro to the H1 & Interviewing

March 11, 2015 – 4:20 pm

Students at Clairton CASTLE were introduced to the H1–a handheld, digital recording device. After learning the basics, they then formed small groups and took turns interviewing each other. Some opted to interview themselves with a silly voice and an alter-ego while some even interviewed a teacher!

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Story Telling – Haunted Birthday Party, Pt. 2

March 9, 2015 – 3:26 pm

Students at Clairton continued with their round table story telling project: “The Haunted Birthday Party,” with each child adding their own personal twist to the already wild and expansive tale.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Story Telling – Haunted Birthday Party

March 2, 2015 – 12:38 pm
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Students once again took turns telling a new communal story, this time concerning a haunted birthday party, a fainting epidemic and popular movie monsters becoming real!

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Story Telling & “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up”

February 25, 2015 – 12:29 pm

Students at Clairton once again braved the frigid conditions and participated in two different round table activities. The fifth graders each took turns telling the same, communal story while the seventh graders discussed what they wanted to be when they grow up.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Time Travel

February 23, 2015 – 1:21 pm

Students at Clairton’s CASTLE program had a chance to answer the classic hypothetical: “If you could travel back in time, where would you go?”

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Discussion – Cell Phones & Technology

February 18, 2015 – 7:05 pm

7th and 5th graders at Clairton Middle School braved the frosty, Hoth-like weather to discuss cell phones and the effects technology have on their everyday lives.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Discussion – Peer Pressure & Bullying

February 11, 2015 – 12:27 pm

Fifth grade students at Clairton CASTLE were asked to discuss peer pressure, bullying and their personal experiences with both–as well as the best ways to combat both.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Discussion – The Clairton Bears

February 9, 2015 – 11:38 am

Fifth grade students at Clairton CASTLE participated in a round table discussion concerning their high school football team’s loss in the PIAA Championship and the consequent fight that has yielded scrutiny from outside sources.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: “My Perfect Day” Part 2

February 4, 2015 – 11:15 am

Middle school students at Clairton finished reflecting on what would happen on their “Perfect Day.” Some would learn so much they’d never have to return to school, while an other would like to transform into Odell Beckham Jr!