Hi all, Hope the break was nice and relaxing. Looks like we may finally have some winter snow after all.... Please make sure you child comes with the appropriate winter/snow clothing. I will be out of the office Tuesday and Wednesday this week at a conference in Sacramento. Zach Williams will be around Tuesday and [...]
Board Agenda Monday, March 5, 2012 Room M-4 5:30-8:30 pm Call Meeting to Order INFO Approval of Minutes ACTION Approval of Agenda ACTION Discuss process for approving agenda items Expeditionary Learning Design Principle of the Month INFO Student Presentation INFO Public Comment Non-agenda items: no individual presentations shall be for more than three (3) minutes [...]
Dana Seaborg was born and raised in Truckee, CA and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from the University of Nevada, Reno. She comes to SELS with a wide range of experience working with elementary age children. Throughout college, Dana lead an after school and Kinder program while she worked toward becoming a teacher. After completing [...]
Zach Williams comes to Sierra Expeditionary Learning School with a wide range of experiences in education and the outdoors. Zach taught for several years in Oregon before moving to Truckee in 2011. He spent the 2011-12 school year as the reading specialist at SELS before moving into the 7th grade classroom. Zach grew up in [...]
The 10 Design Principles of Expeditionary Learning that guide us: 1. THE PRIMACY OF SELF-DISCOVERY Learning happens best with emotion, challenge and the requisite support. People discover their abilities, values, passions, and responsibilities in situations that offer adventure and the unexpected. In Expeditionary Learning schools, students undertake tasks that require perseverance, fitness, craftsmanship, imagination, self-discipline, [...]
Hi all, Hope all is well with everyone. I have some new information to pass along: Diversity Committee meeting, Thurs, Feb 16 from 2-3:15 pm in the Library. Please come and provide your energy and ideas. I recently found out Emily Tessmer (chorus instructor) has been buying snacks for all the chorus singers; she says [...]
Expedition Express What's the Matter in Mrs. Welch's Room? Case Study #1 is off and running with a deeper look into the 3 states of matter. Our Learning Target for this Case Study is: I can compare and contrast different states of matter and how each can change from one form to another. Matter [...]
Hi all, I wanted to fill you in on our great Board Meeting last night. After some discussion on each issue, including community feedback, the Board has approved our expansion plan (outlined below) and thought we needed a community meeting to further discuss our Middle School organization (more on this once a date is set). [...]
Expedition News The Bell Crew has been hard at work, becoming experts on black bears! Throughout the first case study, the kindergarteners have been enthusiastically reading and writing about hibernation, black bears’ physical features and their functions, and all about their diets. The classroom has transformed into a black bear habitat, including a creative [...]
This document is required by the state of CA to be published and available to the community. Most of the reported data is from academic year 2010-11. SARC 2010-11.pdf
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