Social Studies is being taught in a new way this year at Phoenicia and Woodstock Elementary Schools. Karen Hadley, an Onteora teacher on special assignment, is helping Grade 2 and 3 classroom teachers weave Social Studies content into other subject areas, like English Language Arts (ELA), Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), and Civics. 

This winter, Phoenicia Elementary School students have been hard at work restoring their school’s iconic eagle sign, which had been created by local sign-maker Kurt Boyer 11 years ago. The students, inspired by their Social Studies lessons, have also added a few touches of their own to the original work.