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Threading a Forgotten Skill Back into Class

Caledonia Erin Albanese
The days of home-economics sewing projects may be far in the past. But in teacher Deborah Trent’s art class, stitching and stuffing provided a classic lesson in needlework.

Shaking Up a Writing Standard

Caledonia Erin Albanese
To shake up a fourth-grade writing standard, Paris Ridge Elementary teachers Amy Dyksterhouse, Bari Cane and Sarah Cox challenged students to write persuasive letters to their parents about where they would like to live inside a snow globe.

Finding the Right Fit

Caledonia Janice Holst
How do you turn a would-be class clown into a productive student? How do you motivate a fifth-grader who just doesn't fit in or...

What’s Your Interest? Enrichment Programs Run the Gamut

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Jameson Hemmerly popped into Elizabeth Alexander's classroom to ask for a little guidance. It was Wednesday, and the sixth-grader needed to know which after-school...

Think Deeper — Use a Map!

Caledonia Erin Albanese
When it comes to digging deeper into reading, writing, vocabulary, science or math; giving details about the beginning, middle and end of a story...

Healthier Options on the Menu

Caledonia Erin Albanese
In their new cafeteria, high school students stopped by a demonstration table to sample California rolls packed with sticky rice, cucumber, avocado and cooked...

A Lesson in Philanthropy, Taught by 6th-graders

Caledonia Erin Albanese
How do you turn $2 into $8,500? Lemonade stands, cupcake sales, a backyard movie night, and peddling painted rocks and bracelets are just a few...

Learning Garden Opens

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Kettle Lake Elementary students have a new place to appreciate the great outdoors while reading, performing skits and feeling the sunshine as they learn. Complete...

Recycle, Reward, Recreation

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Students at Kettle Lake Elementary soon will have a perfect example of what recycled materials can become: a new playground structure to be added...

‘We Inspire Each Other’

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Johnny Agar and Duncan Lake Middle School sixth-grader Dakota Tomac share a unique perspective on grit and working to reach their goals. “I have CP...

South Campus Features New Space, New Ways of Learning

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Throughout the new Caledonia High School South Campus, students gathered in groups, busy working in open spaces. The setting resembled groups of professionals from...

Learning History from Those Who Made It

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Each spring, sophomores in Joel Diekevers' class interview veterans, documenting their stories and learning their history. Students personally invite veterans to participate and connect...

Tapping Their Potential

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Meet the League of Everyday Guys Inspiring Our Neighbors (not to be confused with the comic book-series turned-movie "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"). Somehow,...

A ‘Battler’ who Wouldn’t Settle for Less

Caledonia School News Network
Brittney Schnicke's first thought as she stared at her limp, badly damaged fingers was not whether she would be able to keep them, or...

Truth or Rumor? Ask a Key Communicator

Caledonia Erin Albanese
One way to get parents talking: add days to the school year. When that type of change occurs, superintendents and Board of Education members...

Drawing a Path to Her Future

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese
Katie Bork's drawings explode with imagination. Scenes in black ink reveal a world right out of her brain. Faceless people go about their daily...
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