(June 1, 2023 - Jersey City, NJ) This Spring Explore 7th graders participated in Dance & Democracy, a 10-week program created by Nimbus Dance in collaboration with Dance Educator Cristina Marte. This curriculum uses the creative process as a conceptual embodied metaphor to build young people’s confidence and awareness about the fundamentals of democratic principles...
(April 25, 2023 - Jersey City, NJ) Explore Middle School students were inducted into the Explore Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society on Tuesday, April 25th during a ceremony before parents, guardians, teachers and friends. The event was a culmination of an extensive application process that included essay writing, recommendations from teachers,...
Explore Middle School celebrated Black History Month on Wednesday, February 24th. The celebration was emceed by 8th grader Laila McCallum and 7th grader Orchid Ryals. Explore began its celebration with a special performance by Brian Simmons from Living Voices. Living Voices combines live performance with archival film to authentically represent diverse perspectives from the past...
Explore Middle School’s annual Student Council Elections were held on October 31st with guest speaker Mayor Dina Grilo of the Borough of East Newark. The elections were led and prepared by Supervisor and Science teacher, Ms. Lauren Norcia along with advisors, Ms. Mary Norcia, Ms. Bermas, and Ms. Cirillo. For the election process, students had...
On Wednesday, September 5th, Explore Middle School welcomed the newest members of the wolfpack. 6th-grade students were greeted with breakfast and were introduced to their homeroom teachers. They made their way to their homeroom advisories where they participated in various icebreakers and were acquainted with their classmates. 6th-graders were later given a tour of the...
Students at Explore Middle School focused on “Explore Gives Back”, a philanthropic-based unit, throughout quarter one of the 2022-2023 school year. For the unit, students participated in various lessons and activities that focused on revitalization, conservation, and environmentalism. Students also engaged in various service/philanthropic activities that were designed to enhance their overall social and emotional...
Students at Explore Middle School participated in HOSA's Fall Leadership Conference at Brookdale Community College. The Fall Leadership Conference is an annual event hosted by the NJ HOSA Executive Council in which local chapter officers, advisors, and members are brought together to develop and gain leadership skills, network with peers, engage in workshops, and listen...
The 7th-grade students at Explore Middle School participated in a cross-curricular project led by Mr. Nocum, the 7th & 8th grade Social Studies teacher, and Ms. Bermas, the 7th grade Math teacher. For the project, students explored and studied the widespread exchange of plants, animals, foods, human populations, communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern...
Students at Explore Middle School, under the leadership of Health teacher Ms. Norrey Benito, recently competed in the Health Occupation Students of America Virtual State Leadership Conference on March 20th and March 21st. HOSA members, including secondary and post-secondary/collegiate members, from all over the state are invited to partake in HOSA’s Competitive Events Program. Explore’s...
Students at Explore Middle School, under the leadership of Math Supervisor James Murduca, competed in theAssociation of Math Teachers of New Jersey Middle School Mathematics Contest on January 19th, 2022. 500 students from all over the state participated in the competition. Of the 500 students who participated, 16 received perfect scores. Two of the 16...