![An Evening of Exoplanets]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619721338/loomis/cjjua8dbdhqormj75ssb/winn_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619721338/loomis/cjjua8dbdhqormj75ssb/winn_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619721338/loomis/cjjua8dbdhqormj75ssb/winn_thumb.jpg","width":799}])
Astrophysicist Josh Winn discussed exoplanets during an Evening of Science sponsored by the Loomis Chaffee Physics Club on April 14.
Science
Through a broad range of course offerings, the Science Department at Loomis challenges you to think more deeply about the world around you. Laboratory experiments, hands-on activities, and computer simulations empower you to live in and contribute to an increasingly technological society while gaining confidence in your own abilities.
While we encourage everyone to take the traditional core classes in biology, chemistry, and physics, we also offer many other enriching courses beyond those subjects. Advanced Biology courses are signature aspects of our curriculum, and departmental Guided Research Projects enable interested students to conduct highly focused scientific investigations in a college research-like setting. We also offer several extracurricular activities related to science, including our competitive LC Robotics Team, the Physics Olympiad, and the Science Quiz Bowl team.
Teachers in Conversation
The Flipped Classroom
The Kravis Center for Excellence in Teaching provides the space and time to guide and nurture faculty in their pursuit of pedagogical excellence by creating a sense of ownership and intentionality surrounding professional growth; the ultimate goal is to instill in faculty the same passion for lifelong learning that we aim to instill in our students.
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Astrophysicist Maxim Lyutikov, professor at Purdue University, discussed black holes and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity during an Evening of Science organized by Loomis Chaffee’s Physics Club on January 12.
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Loomis Chaffee's Climate Action Group continues to sound the alarm about global warming. Students spoke recently with congressional aides to lobby for legislation that would reduce carbon emissions through a fee and dividend exchange program.