Bronxville

On Friday, March 7th, high school students taking AP Biology, Biology, AP Environmental Science, and Chemistry will head to the Regeneron DNA Center in Sleepy Hollow for a 2.5 hr lab. Students will depart campus by bus at 8:45 AM and return to campus by lunchtime. Below is a description of the lab:

"The bacterial transformation experiment illustrates the direct link between an organism's genetic complement (genotype) and its observable characteristics (phenotype). Two genes, for antibiotic resistance and lactose digestion, are introduced into the bacterium E. coli. Following overnight incubation, transformed bacteria are compared to non-transformed bacteria for their ability to survive in the presence of ampicillin and digest lactose, as indicated by a color change."

On Friday, March 14th, the Reacting to the Past Enrichment Cluster will travel to Medieval Times at Lyndhurst Castle for an epic experience: "Kingdoms come together to celebrate their alliance and a new era of peace. But the celebration may be short lived when rumors of a betrayal are afoot. Witness intense sword fights and jousting like you’ve never seen as six knights compete to become defender of the realm."

On Friday, March 21st, the Reacting to the Past Enrichment Cluster will head to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a guided tour of Medieval Art in Europe. "The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age."

Our school bus will depart campus at 10:30 AM and will return before dismissal time.