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Maple Sugar Unit
Students immerse themselves into a three-month maple sugaring unit, during which they identify sugar maple trees, drill holes, and await an accumulation of sap for boiling.
Taking it a step further, students elevate their learning through a weeklong unit, during which they pick one aspect of maple sugaring for further exploration. Devoting time to their projects when they would typically attend other classes, the students gather into specialty groups where they design projects that allow them to showcase knowledge of their chosen topics.
In recent years, students designed sugar shacks with the goal of improving the process. They learned principles of timber frame construction, wrote proposals for the design, made digital 3D models in SketchUp, and built a scale model of their creations.
The culmination of the unit was for students to present their designs to the community. Student architects welcomed parents, faculty, and staff to the Sugar Shack Design Symposium, where guests were treated to pancakes, maple syrup samples, and the opportunity to view models. The top models were presented to a panel of architects to help choose a winning design. This year's eighth graders will continue their work by reaching beyond Berwick community to write grants and seek funding to build the winning design.
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In recent years, students designed sugar shacks with the goal of improving the process. They learned principles of timber frame construction, wrote proposals for the design, made digital 3D models in SketchUp, and built a scale model of their creations.
The culmination of the unit was for students to present their designs to the community. Student architects welcomed parents, faculty, and staff to the Sugar Shack Design Symposium, where guests were treated to pancakes, maple syrup samples, and the opportunity to view models. The top models were presented to a panel of architects to help choose a winning design. This year's eighth graders will continue their work by reaching beyond Berwick community to write grants and seek funding to build the winning design.
Berwick Academy
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 550 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Post-Graduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.
