Our Humanities Wheel is an enrichment opportunity for our Middle School students during their elective period.  Each week, students spend an hour in one of four specialized courses designed to expand their passions, talents, and minds.

Theatre Arts

During Theatre, Mrs. Stiff-Walker has her students singing Broadway, learning improv, character acting, designing costumes, and more!  Each quarter, the students in Theatre will learn, rehearse, and memorize a different fairytale play.  Students will then design and create their own costumes and props and eventually perform their play for the entire school.  This elective engages students in creative learning, develops their self-confidence, and promotes collaboration and teamwork towards a high goal.

Forensics

Forensics with Mrs. Hooey is an exciting way for students to see science through the eyes of a crime scene investigator. The students are engaged in active learning by reinforcing skills of observation, experimentation, and logical thinking. The life science lab “Bits and Pieces” concentrates on evidence left at a crime scene by living things and teaches the principles of skeletal structure.

Character Education

In the Character Education class, Mrs. Rehm and her students take a look at what we call the six pillars of character; trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.  Students discuss at length the students’ thoughts and personal experiences as they relate to the pillars of character. As part of the curriculum we view a series of video blogs known as the Character Chronicles. This really brings character education alive for our middle school students.   The class also spends a great deal of time looking at ways to resolve conflicts both in and outside of the classroom.  The students work together to channel their energies into constructive ideas to keep OLL moving forward!