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After developing their knowledge of health, fitness, nutrition, and sports, middle school students collaborated on self-directed, student-led projects to share sport-specific training exercises as well as the physical and psychological benefits of an active lifestyle.
Our work as News Decoder Student Ambassadors has been one of the most significant extracurriculars of our high school careers. It has enabled us to engage with people from different areas of the world on broad, real-world topics that affect our immediate and extended community.
At Hewitt, our mission—to inspire girls and young women to become game changers and ethical leaders who forge an equitable, sustainable, and joyous future—informs our commitment to designing learning experiences that reflect the complexity of the world in which we live.
As members of the play production team, we learned about theater by doing the actual work of producing a play. Through hands-on and student-led learning, we explored the specialized skills that go into planning a production while taking charge, solving problems, and working with our peers to achieve our goals.
![Four screenshots of middle school students in the middle of exercising]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1629740206/hewittschoolorg/ja8bg04t0ab4us6bm9ax/Sport_specific_training_900x600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1629740206/hewittschoolorg/ja8bg04t0ab4us6bm9ax/Sport_specific_training_900x600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1629740206/hewittschoolorg/ja8bg04t0ab4us6bm9ax/Sport_specific_training_900x600.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1629740206/hewittschoolorg/ja8bg04t0ab4us6bm9ax/Sport_specific_training_900x600.png","width":900}])
![Two upper school students smile at the camera. They wear white shirts and sit in front of a brick wall with green ivy.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622211481/hewittschoolorg/kp08xy44tapa3mgakgmw/News_Decoder_900x600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622211481/hewittschoolorg/kp08xy44tapa3mgakgmw/News_Decoder_900x600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622211481/hewittschoolorg/kp08xy44tapa3mgakgmw/News_Decoder_900x600.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622211481/hewittschoolorg/kp08xy44tapa3mgakgmw/News_Decoder_900x600.png","width":900}])
![Redesigning Learning: Preparing Students to Address Complex and Systemic Real-World Challenges.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1626892509/hewittschoolorg/oujhex8xynzyukw1dtbc/Centennial_Complex_Systemic_Challenges_900x600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1626892509/hewittschoolorg/oujhex8xynzyukw1dtbc/Centennial_Complex_Systemic_Challenges_900x600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1626892509/hewittschoolorg/oujhex8xynzyukw1dtbc/Centennial_Complex_Systemic_Challenges_900x600.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1626892509/hewittschoolorg/oujhex8xynzyukw1dtbc/Centennial_Complex_Systemic_Challenges_900x600.png","width":900}])
![A grid of four middle school students looking at the camera.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622728147/hewittschoolorg/snxarjhqtnmrjewvh5dr/Play_Production_Team_900x600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622728147/hewittschoolorg/snxarjhqtnmrjewvh5dr/Play_Production_Team_900x600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622728147/hewittschoolorg/snxarjhqtnmrjewvh5dr/Play_Production_Team_900x600.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622728147/hewittschoolorg/snxarjhqtnmrjewvh5dr/Play_Production_Team_900x600.png","width":900}])