We Centennial Campus MS are so thankful to have Diann Kearney serving as our interim principal! She’s helping keep a felt sense of safety and connection during this period of transition. Welcome to #OurDen, Dr. Kearney! #Centennovators

So excited for our #Centennovators to get to work with the flock of Finches being donated to our school by Hitachi! Centennial Campus MS love finding new ways to innovate! #OurDen

ALERT: All WCPSS schools closed on Thurs. Aug. 8 All schools that are in session will be closed for students on Thursday, August 8, due to the effects of Tropical Storm Debby. All extracurricular activities for Thursday are canceled. Learn more: bit.ly/3LXceXy

Hey friends, does anyone have connections to a Raleigh area architect who’d be willing to come talk to some of our 7th graders in the next two weeks? Their current math unit is on scaled drawings & their teacher would love for them to hear about how this ties to that career.

6th grade #Centennovators in Mrs. Ringwood's class taking part in an oil spill simulation. Ss used the Design Thinking process & Characteristics of an Innovator to try and clean up an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. #OurDen Centennial Campus MS

Ms. Kornegay & Ms. Arendt’s classes estimated how far the moon & sun would be from the earth if it were this size. They enjoyed playing with scale & distance! Centennial Campus MS #Centennovators #OurDen

Taking a moment to download calm…. Centennial Campus MS #Centennovators #OurDen

Hey Centennial Campus MS! Exciting things are coming to our courtyard! #Centennovators #OurDen

This week in 6th grade we discussed different types of compensation and how to calculate gross pay. Can you guess which type of compensation this student illustrated?

It’s exciting to see a project come to fruition! Last year our Destination Innovation students used the Design Thinking process to make a courtyard more usable for our school. Based off of their input we ordered new furniture. It’s here! Centennial Campus MS #Centennovators #OurDen

7th & 8th grade #Centennovators in Destination Innovation electives are starting a new design challenge. Today they explored the beginning of the walking & biking trails around our campus to identify what they notice and wonder about trail design. Centennial Campus MS #OurDen

This week our Centennial Campus MS took advantage of our newly redesigned courtyard. The new furniture does just what our students wanted by creating multiple work spaces. Check out our #Centennovators in action! #OurDen

Our 8th grade #Centennovators experimented with solvents & solutes in the science lab this week. #OurDen Centennial Campus MS

What do we do on teacher workdays? After working with grade level teams to design PBI units, the Centennial Campus MS innovation team met with MaryLu to learn how to create designs using #OurDen’s new Glowforge. We’re already ideating projects for our #Centennovators!

#Centennovators in 7th grade math classes welcomed an architect to their classes (thanks, Mr. Pearce!), then measured their space to create a scale drawing of the classroom. We love seeing Centennial Campus MS apply their learning to real world situations! #OurDen

We always walk away from our time with Marie Himes & Amy Walter feeling inspired to dive into helping students address glocal issues! Centennial Campus MS #Centennovators #OurDen

Zentangles done by our amazing 6th graders! #OurDen #Centennovators Centennial Campus MS

8th grade did an amazing job on their Identity Silhouettes #OurDen #Centennovators Centennial Campus MS

Did you know? This week is National Arts in Education Week! We're so thankful to Mrs. White, Mrs. McLeary & Ms. Wasaff for all they do to empower our Centennial Campus MS to grow as artists every day! #BecauseofArtsEd #ArtsEdWeek #Centennovators #OurDen

I loved being able to show our friends from Conn Magnet Elementary the improvements we're making in #OurDen! Want to come check us out? Our tour schedule will be posted soon! #Centennovators Centennial Campus MS