On Friday, October 6, the SKS eighth grade and four of their teachers traveled to Constitution Marsh after having studied the water cycle, the history of the Hudson Valley, and about the Hudson River Estuary. Students visited the museum and learned what kinds of plants and animals [...]
New Windsor, NY Earlier this year, students from The Storm King School got their hands dirty and their feet wet as they participated in the Eel Project, a long-term field study organized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The 10 year-long study of American Eel populations [...]
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Today was the final day of Q-Terms here at The Storm King School and students in Dr. Paul Feffer’s Engineering Design course have a lot to show for it. After two weeks of intensive learning on and off campus, the students completed several team challenges. “Who can design [...]
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY As the 2016-17 academic year draws to a close at The Storm King School, Dr. Paul Feffer’s Intro to Computer Science class had the chance to show off their final projects. This year, the students designed their own computer games using Arduino microcontrollers. The students had their games on [...]
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY This past weekend, the Mountain was blooming with more than just flowers. The Arts came to life as The Storm King School held Spring Arts Weekend on Thursday, April 20, through Sunday, April 23. The weekend was designed to celebrate various branches of the visual, performing, and language [...]
12/14/2016, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY This Thanksgiving, while many journeyed home to enjoy a hearty meal or spend time with friends and family, a small group of students at The Storm King School chose a road less traveled. As part of the School’s Outdoor Education Program led by Taras Ferencevych, 11 students [...]
10/22/2016, Newburgh, NY It was a cold, blustery Saturday morning as Dr. Paul Feffer and several members of The Storm King School boys and girls varsity soccer teams ventured out to complete a few of their required community service hours. For some, it was their first trip to the Armory [...]
By Xenia Ferencevych Dr. Paul Feffer always liked to make things. As a boy, his father, a professor of orthopedic surgery, brought home real mercury (you know, the toxic stuff), so that his son could make a barometer. Later, inspired by Carl Sagan’s television series, Cosmos, he took an interest [...]
