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
Expedition Express So Long Railroad!! Wow! Our fall expedition was a great learning experience for all students in our crew. The students are truly experts on the history of the Transcontinental Railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains. Thanks to all the parents for making this expedition a total success. Now on to our Spring [...]
Hi all, Quiet week on campus as the McMains Crew is off on a four day “California Wonders Tour”. They are connecting today's human-made wonders with those of the the ancient civilizations they are studying. IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ ALL THE NOTES. Since we have consolidated nearly all school information into these Notes, we need the [...]
Sierra Scientists Expedition Our scientific inquiry block has been SO much fun. We have participated in daily labs that boost student's interest in the process of science- from mixing colored liquids to create our own recipe (practicing measuring in a graduated cylinder and recording data), to our final assessment- studying wolves' sense of [...]
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