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A Natural Science School of Academy District 20 Colorado Springs, Colorado

A Natural Science School of Academy District 20 Colorado Springs, Colorado. It began with a dream, a vision, of a place where nature would be the foundation of learning. School in the Woods would be a choice school program for children to learn in, about, and from the natural world.

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A Natural Science School of Academy District 20 Colorado Springs, Colorado

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  1. A Natural Science School of Academy District 20 Colorado Springs, Colorado

  2. It began with a dream, a vision,of a place where naturewould be the foundationof learning. School in the Woods would be a choice school program for children to learn in, about, and from the natural world.

  3. School in the Woods became a reality in 1999, a place to learn about the wonders of the natural world. “{What is the} extinction of a condor to a child who has never seen a wren.” -Naturalist Robert Michael Pyle “Nature is only real… when you can reach out and touch with your hands.” -John Burroughs

  4. School in the Woods Mission Statement The Mission of the School in the Woods, dedicated to the study of natural sciences in a natural setting, is to inspire our students to be critical thinkers as they pursue lifelong learning through direct interaction with living systems, integrated into an academically challenging curriculum in a safe environment. Our naturalists will share their deep appreciation and stewardship of the natural world with the larger community.

  5. Our Staff Principal and Assistant Principal Bob Wedel and Kelly Farmer Coordinator Jonathan Wuerth Classroom Teachers: Lin Esposito Delene Hoffner Amy Paul Math and TAG: Jennifer Palmer School Secretary, Registrar, and Bookkeeper Karla Powers Instructional Paraprofessional Diane Frick

  6. What does our learning program look like? •Instruction Inspired by Nature•Experience Oriented•Integrated Curriculum•Abundant Writing Opportunities •Limited Pullouts for TAG or SPED•No Foreign Language•Team Teaching Approach with Entire Staff•Ample Extension Opportunities•Parent Volunteers - An Essential Partnership In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. - Aristotle

  7. What our social environment encourages? •Respect - Starting with oneself•Students Demonstrating Responsibility•Compassionate Peer Interactions•Group Work•Individual Accountability•Students advocating for themselves and others To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. Helen Keller

  8. What about some specific details? •78 students, 26 per classroom teacher•Choice Transportation (2013-14 cost .60 each way)•Normal School Calendar, Snow Days, Vacations•Spot Saved at Home School for Fifth Grade(Fourth grade spot given up after lottery drawing)•Hours: 8:35-3:35 (Subject to change)•Home-packed Lunch, Hot Water, Pizza Fridays If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.. - Rachel Carson

  9. “… in more natural settings children invent whole sagas…” - Richard Louv“I played around the yard some and talked to the fence posts, sung songs and made the weeds sing…” -Woody Guthrie Recess - A time for imagination “Natural spaces and materials stimulate children’s limitless imaginations and serve as the medium of inventiveness and creativity…” - Robin Moore

  10. Naturalists Doing What We Do

  11. Map: From EWE to SITW

  12. Questions? I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more. - John Burroughs

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