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Orca's Emerging Vision for a K-8 Alternative School
- Sunday, Aug 26 2007
An Orca Portrait: Walk through Orca and take it all in: self-portraits on one wall, insect projects on a table, a parent working with some children in the hall. Listen to students preparing to debate the Bill of Rights or chewing on a problem in a class meeting. Follow sounds out to the garden where children explore the links between seeds, water, dirt, sun and one another.
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K-8 Transition Update May 29, 2007
- Tuesday, May 29 2007
K-8 Transition Update, April 23, 2007
- Monday, Apr 23 2007
Friends, the rubber has definitely hit the road on K-8 Planning - lots of things are happening all over the place, seriously challenging your correspondent’s ability to keep up with them. Here are some highlights:
K-8 Update How Do Other Schools Do It?
- Friday, Apr 20 2007
This month the Program Committee is visiting other schools, gathering information about everything from scheduling to student government to rites of passage. We’re trying to be consistent about capturing and sharing information. Here are a few notes from a couple of visits – let me know if you want to hear more.
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