by arothfuss | Nov 4, 2017 | Commons in General, Micro-farm (HOG), Project Space, Uncategorized
On Thursday, November 2, senior Davy Brooks shared their ongoing work to redesign the Harley Micro-Farm as part of an independent study with Lisa Barker, Food and Farm Coordinator. On the heels of being part of the current and former student panel on sustainability...
by | Oct 22, 2017 | Commons in General, Edible Education, Micro-farm (HOG), Project Space
The opportunistic students in Food and Farm 101 made good use of the harvestable vegetables from the high tunnel gardens. For those of you who haven’t visited the covered growing space, it was virtually filled to the roof with all kinds of tomatoes! The enclosed...
by | Oct 22, 2017 | Commons in General, Project Space
The first few meetings of Robotics allowed the students to get to know each other, as well as to meet their new teacher, Kima Enerson. As the Project Space evolves over Tri I to house Maker Ed courses, Robotics, and a future teaching kitchen, it was important to also...
by | Oct 22, 2017 | BCCE (Briggs Center for Civic Engagement), CMEE (Center for Mindfulness and Empathy Education), Commons in General, Micro-farm (HOG), Project Space, Sustainability, The Living Building
For the 2017-18 school year, we are pleased to introduce two new faculty members in the Commons and one new collaborative course! You can meet the new educators below and read more about the course offerings in the Commons for Trimester I. Meet Lisa Barker,...
by | Jun 24, 2017 | Commons in General, Project Space, Sustainability
Davy Brooks has worked diligently and creatively over two trimesters to bring their idea through all of the stages of design to completed reality. Davy began with the big idea of self-sustainable eating — taking care of growing spaces, growing food, making a...
by | Jun 24, 2017 | Commons in General, Project Space
Seventh grade science students learned about human anatomy and the skeletal system in the spring. To help the students apply this knowledge, Carli Rivers assigned each student one bone or a set of bones to make out of foam, cardboard, and papier mâché. Carefully, the...
