Director's notes May 21, 2014 Hi all, Hitting the final stretch of expeditions. Still lots of fieldwork happening; students have camped at Prosser, Lava Beds National Monument, and will be going to Mono Lake and Yosemite. They have also visited farms, are going rafting, and have been rock climbing. Great experiences all around; many thanks [...]
Expedition Express Play Ball! Case Study #3 is winding down as we begin to prepare for Celebration of Learning. Students enjoyed fieldwork to the Reno Aces vs. Salt Lake City Bees baseball game last Thursday. The game was followed up by our Spring overnight adventure trip. Students continued to learn the principles of physical science by [...]
Expedition Express Play Ball! Case Study #3 is winding down as we begin to prepare for Celebration of Learning. Students enjoyed fieldwork to the Reno Aces vs. Salt Lake City Bees baseball game last Thursday. The game was followed up by our Spring overnight adventure trip. Students continued to learn the principles of physical science [...]
Expedition News Title: Down by the Banks Guiding Question: ▪ What makes a pond a pond? Case Study #1: At the Pond Learning Targets: I can describe the characteristics of a pond. I can explain the similarities and differences of plants and animals at a pond. Case Study #2: Hop to It! Learning Targets: I [...]
Director's notes May 14, 2014 Hi all, Last month of school and lots going on. Please keep up with all the fieldwork and scheduled events so you make sure you and/or your children are keeping to the expectations of the Commitment Contract. The fieldwork is integral to students connecting and internalizing the learning and our [...]
Director's notes May 7, 2014 Hi all, Everything going well here. Crews continue to dig into expeditions and prepare for fieldwork. Only about 4 weeks left until Celebration of Learning. Wow. Been wonderful meals and assistance for Teacher Appreciation Week; many thanks to all who are helping with this. Teachers love it. Our final electives [...]
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Director's notes April 23, 2014 Hi all, As part of a class project, some 8th graders are putting on a puppet show on “old fairy tales and fables with extra twists and new endings.” Saturday morning, April 26 at 10 am at the KidZone. Please see attached flyer. Next week starts our pilot testing of [...]
Director's notes April 16, 2014 Hi all, Lottery went well last week; will have approximately 18-20 new families in the fall. If any of you have changes in next year's enrollment, please let me know as soon as you can. Big week for fieldwork: 7th and 8th grade crews in the Bay Area – one [...]
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