Pagosa Peak Open School students are competing in the school’s third annual fitness challenge fundraiser, called the PPOS Winter Games. This virtual fundraiser combines donations through an online fundraising website (Get Movin’ Fund Hub) and outdoor winter activities that count towards Winter Fitness Minutes. Donations sponsor the student’s winter fitness activities.
Funds raised from the PPOS Winter Games will go towards the school’s current Capital Campaign for building improvements and renovations.
From January 25 through February 5, PPOS students can accumulate Winter Fitness Minutes at school, at home or out in Pagosa country. Activities can include skiing, sledding, snow sculpting, snowboarding, horse back riding, winter versions of games like soccer, capture the flag, ice skating, etc. There are many fun activities PPOS students can engage in.
The student who accumulates the most Winter Fitness Minutes during the PPOS Winter Games will get their name engraved on a hand-made perpetual plaque that will hang in the school. They will earn a medal, too!
This fundraiser was conceived to engage in-person and distance students while encouraging all of our students to get out and enjoy the beauty of Pagosa country. We believe that staying connected is essential to cultivating our culture in this time of social distancing and want to make sure every student can participate in the PPOS Winter Games.
Pagosa Peak Open School is dedicated to creating a community of empowered, lifelong learners by providing a multi-age learning environment designed to foster confidence, high academic achievement, and the joy of learning through original and meaningful work. We are working towards this important mission whether that learning is in-person or a distance learning format.
Pagosa Peak Open School is a tuition-free, public charter school serving Archuleta County. It’s authorized by the Archuleta School District and open to all Archuleta County families.
Alison Beach is Communications/Grants Manager for Pagosa Peak Open School, Archuleta County’s ‘Project-Based Learning’ charter school.