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Telfer Crew News

By |October 12th, 2016|Latest News & Updates, Telfer Crew|

Expedition Express Case Study #2, On the Job!, will be starting in Oct. Students will learn how to use tools, and learn how to plan and construct a project that improves the SELS community. Questions to Ask Your Child: What tools have you learned about? What type of tool is it? How do you use [...]

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MinBorg Crew News

By |October 12th, 2016|Latest News & Updates, MinBorg News|

Expedition Express: Case Studies 1 & 2: Truckee Yesterday and Truckee Today: Our Fire and Ice expedition is in full swing. Through fieldwork the students have all been acquainted with downtown Truckee, and have looked at the historical buildings as well as the current businesses. The Truckee Jail Museum was a theatrical hit (ask about [...]

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Telfer Crew — Building Communities

By |September 13th, 2016|Latest News & Updates, Telfer Crew|

Expedition Express: Building Communities In our first expedition, We will learn how to be a good Crew Member and start talking about the SIERRA Norms: S – Strength I – Integrity E – Empathy R – Respect R – Responsibility A – Adventure Here are some of the ways we apply SIERRA Norms: S. – [...]

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Bell Crew News!

By |September 13th, 2016|Bell Crew, Latest News & Updates|

Expedition Express: I Love the Mountains! An expedition that explores how challenges make us stronger… and how our Sierra Nevada Mountains are special. In case study #1, we will learn the importance of persevering through physical and emotional difficulty. We will learn about goal-setting in the context of mountaineering and later use that knowledge to [...]

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Welcome, Williams Crew!

By |September 13th, 2016|Latest News & Updates, Williams Crew|

Expedition Express: Cartographers and Commanders In our Expedition we are studying navigation and map skills. We started by using our surroundings to determine what direction is north, as well as studying a variety of maps. This week we have been introduced to a compass and practiced using a map scale, latitude and longitude, and a [...]

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Board Member Recruitment

By |September 8th, 2016|Board Meeting Agendas, Latest News & Updates|

Sierra Expeditionary Learning School (SELS) seeks qualified candidates for our Board of Directors from education, nonprofit, community, business, and legal organizations to responsibly govern the organization and school. We are looking for individuals with diverse skill sets, perspectives and backgrounds who are passionately committed to the mission of Sierra Expeditionary Learning School. Mission Statement To [...]

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Back to School: Four Tools to Support Your Child

By |September 8th, 2016|Latest News & Updates, School Counselor|

Back to School: Four Tools to Support Your Child By: Alaina Reichwald The first day of school has arrived. New adventures await. With the return of school, mixed feelings are common. A majority of students will be experiencing change of one sort or another. Changing schools, changing teachers, meeting new classmates, starting school earlier, new [...]

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Brisbin Crew News — Welcome to the 2016/17 School Year!

By |September 8th, 2016|Brisbin Crew, Latest News & Updates|

Expedition Express Expedition Name: Redcoats and Rebels - The Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness on American Soil Description: What are the uses and abuses of power that people demonstrate? How did people at the forefront in establishing a democratic nation go about their business of the day to day, back in the day? Students [...]

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Akers Crew — Welcome to the 2016/17 School Year!

By |September 8th, 2016|Akers Crew, Latest News & Updates|

Rebels and Redcoats - The Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness on American Soil “We the Kids of the Akers Crew, in order to form a more perfect crew, establish integrity, honesty and fairness, insure kindness and respect, provide for the common learning experiences, promote the SIERRA NORMS, and secure the blessings of education to [...]

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Welcome Back to School, MinBorg Crew!

By |September 8th, 2016|Latest News & Updates, MinBorg News, Seaborg Crew|

EXPEDITION EXPRESS: FIRE AND ICE Our fall expedition is packed with a lot of local history that really helps students understand the early beginnings of our quaint little town of Truckee. We’ll look at how Truckee started in the mid-1800’s, and how FIRE and ICE shaped our town. Through this expedition, we will venture to [...]

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