Garden City Public Schools

Garden City’s third grade students at Stratford School and Stewart School recently completed an interdisciplinary unit that connected mathematics with social studies. Throughout the unit, titled Monumental Math, students practiced adding and subtracting within 1,000 and explored real world contexts by learning about famous monuments around the world and their cultural significance.

To complete the project, students worked in small groups to select a personally meaningful topic and design a monument that represented their chosen theme; chosen topics included healthy eating, school pride, honoring police officers and principals, kindness, and the village of Garden City.

On Nov. 24, each class rotated through the displays to view their peers’ creations, while students presented their monuments and shared the inspiration and research behind their work. District Coordinator of Mathematics and STEAM Ms. Christina Cardella and District Coordinator of Social Studies and World Language Ms. Victoria Buonpane also participated in the showcase by speaking with students, asking questions and celebrating the thoughtful work that went into each project.

“It was incredible to see how hard our students worked and how confidently they presented and shared their ideas,” said Ms. Jenny Campbell, teacher at Stratford. “Their creativity and dedication truly shone through in every project.”