Tag: Key School
Pre-School Playground At Key School Earns National Certification As Nature Explore Classroom
The playground for Key School’s youngest students has been officially certified by a national organization that promotes effective outdoor learning environments for children. Key School’s Pre-School playground, renovated in summer 2010, earned certification as a Nature Explore Classroom. Nature Explore is a collaborative program of the Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation that [...]
Severn School Leads County High School Math Competition
Severn School moved up to first place in round two of the Anne Arundel County High School Mathematics Competition hosted by Anne Arundel Community College, exchanging places with Chesapeake Science Point Charter School (CSP). Annapolis High School retained its third place rank. The Nov. 5 event on the AACC Arnold campus drew 102 participants from [...]
Key School Buys Annapolis Golf Club For Expansion
The Greater Annapolis Patch is reporting that The Key School has purchased the 70 acre Annapolis Golf Club located off of Carrollton Road in the Annapolis Roads and Carrollton Manor communities. For years, Hillsmere Shores neighbors have bemoaned the traffic issues the school brings to the quiet neighborhood. The school is located on a peninsula [...]
Key School To Hold Annual Fall Open House
The Key School will hold its annual fall Open House on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. Families interested in learning more about what Key’s program offers children in grades Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 are invited to attend. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., all visitors will have the opportunity to meet the faculty and review Key’s curriculum. An [...]
Key School To Host 5K/10K Run
The annual Key School 5K/10K Run and Family Fun Run will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2011, in Hillsmere Shores. Sponsored by the Key School Parents’ Association, the races will begin at 9:00 AM at the School’s campus, 534 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis. Runners will wind their way through the scenic community of Hillsmere Shores [...]
Chinese Delegation To Visit Key School
More than 60 professionals from China’s Beijing University will visit The Key School on May 25 as part of a program led by the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. The University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy hosts groups from Beijing University’s National School of Development each year. During the annual visits, Chinese [...]
From The Classroom: A Peek Backstage
Hello, Annapolis! The Key School’s You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is running from Thursday to Saturday with performances at 7:30 each night. It’s a great show for kids, but the funny bits and delightfully memorable music will appeal to adults. It’s the most amazing show ever to grace the face of the earth. The [...]
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
Students in grades 9 through 12 at The Key School will perform ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ on March 17th, 18th and 19th. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Key School Activity Building. This year’s annual musical, based on cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s classic comic strip, “Peanuts,” captures a day in the life [...]
Ft. Meade High School Wins Round Three Of County Math Competition
Meade High School captured first place in the third round of the Anne Arundel County High School Mathematics Competition, which saw Annapolis High School place second and a three-way third-place tie between Archbishop Spalding High School, Key School and Severna Park High School. The Jan. 29 event on the Arnold campus of Anne Arundel Community [...]
Barn At Key School In Annapolis Wins Top Award
Architects responsible for a $5.5 million renovation of The Key School’s long-standing barn building are the latest recipients of a top architecture award from the American Institute of Architects’ Chesapeake Bay chapter. This month, Leo Wilson and Bryan Fishback of Hammond Wilson Architects were awarded the 2010 AIA Honor Award, the highest distinction among three [...]
Our Town Coming To The Key School
The Key School is bringing a bit of Broadway to Hillsmere Drive in Annapolis with their presentation of Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Thornton Wilder was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist when he wrote Our Town in 1938. Stripping the stage of artifice, Wilder set himself and his audience a formidable challenge. With two ladders, two [...]
From The Classroom: The Homecoming Game
I used to be a huge fan of country music. As of now it’s more of a passive interest, mostly because it’s never quite caught on with my friends, and because I only recently figured out that Garth Brooks’ “That Summer” is actually about a teenage guy hooking up with an old woman. (Still, play [...]
Key School Students To Perform at Renaissance Festival
For the 29th consecutive year, Key School students will perform at the upcoming Maryland Renaissance Festival, carrying on a tradition of being the only student group to perform period dances and instrumental accompaniment at the Festival. Key School students are scheduled to perform at the Maryland Renaissance Festival on Sunday, September 26th and Sunday, October [...]
From The Classroom: Blabberin’ ‘Bout Books
Hi there, Annapolis! It’s spring, and that means that Key School’s Annapolis Book Festival is coming up this Saturday April 17th! As a student of Josh Cohen’s alma mater, I feel obliged to promote it a bit. It’s an amazing event–food, fun, and lots and lots of books! There will be thousands of used books [...]
Alice in Wonderland
Key School Presents Alice In Wonderland December 10, 11, 12 7:30 p.m. Katharine Hall 534 Hillsmere Dr. – Annapolis, MD 21403 “We’re all mad here.” – Cheshire Cat Get ready to dive down the rabbit hole when Key Theater presents Alice in Wonderland as its first play of the 2009-2010 theater season. Director Eric Langmeyer describes the [...]
