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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I want to welcome everyone to 7th grade in the Williams Crew! I hope everyone enjoyed their summer. I was busy camping, rafting, hiking, biking, and hosting family, all while corralling a very talkative two-year-old girl, and a very curious and mobile one-year-old boy. I wanted to take this opportunity to go over a few [...]
SELS Board Meeting, Monday Aug 15, 6:30-9 pm, Tahoe Donner Clubhouse SELS 8.15.16 Agenda
The end of a school year tends to be hectic. Students are faced with a lot of projects and have some anticipation about change in their daily routine as summer draws near. School has a very comforting rhythm for most children and the expectation of that changing can create a little bit of anxiety. Last [...]
What great fieldwork! If your child was anything like me, I spent much of the weekend recovering from our fun, amazing fieldwork. If your child did not tell you already, here are a few highlights: Learning about veterinary genetics/forensics at UC Davis Falling asleep to waves crashing about 100 yards away from camp Listening to [...]
Board Meeting Monday April 4, 2016 from 6-9 pm. Please see agenda: SELS 4.4.16 Agenda
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