Springs Homeschool senior Rebecca Harrel was honored by the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce as a Student of the Month. Rebecca has been a Homeschool student since kindergarten and has earned a 4.13 GPA and has completed 38 college units.
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Homeschool math teacher Ann Woodruff devised a fun way to teach for “Pi day” and was “surprised how fun this activity was for my 7th grade class.” She related:
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Teacher Lauren Sommer relates that in the class students are diving into all the behind the scenes work “that goes into making Disney theme parks such magical places.”
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Teacher Jennifer Graham offers a Space Exploration Class to 3rd through 6th-grade students at Springs’ Enterprise and Otay Ranch Learning Labs. In one lesson, for example, she demonstrates how protecting an egg relates to real-world challenges faced by engineers who design things like bike helmets, space crafts, and Mars landers.
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Throughout the month of February, Springs Enterprise Resource Center students made Valentines for Vets and deposited them into the Center’s special mailbox to be sent to a Veteran’s Administration hospital for distribution.
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Teacher Jennifer Graham offers a Space Exploration Class to 3rd through 6th grade students at Springs’ Enterprise and Otay Ranch Learning Centers. In one lesson, for example, she demonstrates how protecting an egg relates to real-world challenges faced by engineers who design things like bike helmets, space crafts, and Mars landers.
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Homeschool students taking Learning Center classes at Springs’ Enterprise Resource Center enjoyed a Celebration of School Choice Week. Students participating in the Center’s Write into the Future and Leap into Literature classes wrote down and shared why they love being part of Springs and received School Choice Week stickers and bracelets.
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Several of the Individualized Learning Programs (ILP) held in-person, engaging professional development on December 6. Staff members collaborated on student success and received an assessment report from Kim Bagby, and the K-8 staff learned about a new assessment program called ESGI, reported ILP Senior Director Tammy Jackson. She added, “The day also included plenty of PLAY!”
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In the spirit of play, Springs Learning Center students at the Pathfinder Resource Center participated in the first bi-monthly Minute-To-Win-It challenge themed to celebrate Fall. Students engaged in fun challenges, including dice stack, marshmallow target throw, ping pong ball toss, cereal box puzzle and the candy corn chopstick pick-up. The next Minute-To-Win-It event will be a Winter challenge on Dec. 16.
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Learning Center teacher Jennifer Graham teaches a Getting Back to ART! class for grades 3-8 at Springs’ Enterprise and Otay Ranch Learning Centers. She said, “I love having the kids back in class. We have access to a variety of mediums, and it’s much more fun for the kids to experience art alongside their classmates.”
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