Dear Principal Weber, At the outset, I ask that you share this letter with all of the faculty and staff at the STEM Center. I would also appreciate it if you shared it with the STEM family. I will be sharing it with the West Fargo School District Superintendent, Dr. David Flowers, and the North [...]
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Inside Out
Another year, another love affair…
Well here we are - another school year begins. With each new school year comes new faces and new relationships...and for me, yet another love affair. It all started in August 2010 when I first met the members of STEM's 6th grade teaching team. They were all young, engaged, and committed to creating an educational experience like [...]
Travel is a state of mind…
Today I report back on the 3rd Annual Cosmopolitan Soiree hosted by the STEM Center's 7th grade team. It was a long and busy day and I bet those kids will sleep well tonight. I wasn't there quite as long as the kids, but I too am fairly tired; as such, tonight I share mostly photos and only a [...]
The 3rd Annual STEM Cosmopolitan Soiree
Regular readers of my blog have often heard me sing the praises of the STEM Center - Cheyenne's school in the West Fargo School District and the only magnet school in the state. Well, you may not have actually "heard" me - more accurately, you "read" me singing the praises of the amazing work the staff and [...]
Five hours…
One can learn a lot in five hours. A lot about oneself, life, and the universe. Today I went with the 7th graders from STEM on their outing to help serve the community. You may recall me writing about this last week. I promised to report on whether Cheyenne chose to mitigate or distance - she [...]
Big choice: mitigate or distance?
I received an informational email today from one of Cheyenne's teachers about a service project out in the community that STEM's seventh graders were going to participate in at the end of the week. The email encouraged parents who would like to participate to let the seventh grade team know. Well, Cheyenne wasn't home when I [...]
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