Category: Education/Health

We received 1,122 inquiries… and ultimately were able to fund only 16 grants totaling $137,400. Pagosa Peak Open School was one of those select few successful applicants…

The meeting was planned to allow the School Board to appoint a new person to the Board seat vacated recently by Lisl Keuning…

As Board President Ursala Hudson noted at last night’s special meeting, she agreed with the SUN’s assertion…

Pagosa Peak Open School was founded partly upon the idea that a small, intimate school size would provide a superior education for families…

“You can look at almost any ‘standard’ and say, ‘Okay, where is this concept or skill used in the real world, outside of school?’…”

“But you know, the beauty of place-based learning — even in very rural areas — you can still find ways to connect the students to the community…”

All full- and part-time staff has been hired, classrooms are being set up, the play yard is being built, and enrollment is currently at-capacity for all grade levels…

“The teacher knows that the Individual Learning Plan is like a doorway. We have to be able to demonstrate the progress, and also show the gaps…”

“And part of the vision has always been, that there’s almost never a single teacher alone, except when working in a small group. There’s almost always a team, working together…”

“This is the kind of faculty that’s sort of a ‘Renaissance’ faculty… who can integrate the arts and music into the classroom… and over half the teaching staff is fluent in Spanish…”

Pagosa Peak Open School has announced its finalist for the School Director position: educator James Lewicki…

Readers might notice that the Pagosa Peak announcement mentions a possible face-to-face discussion between the charter school board and the Archuleta School Board…

Dr. Blumenthal’s essay grew out of his visit to Cuba earlier this month. In it, he examines Cuba’s investments in primary care and public health and their impact on the health of the population…