South Junior High School students are becoming bloggers thanks to the coaching of Sarah Good, language arts teacher at South. Students are sharing their thoughts and feelings with their peers and community, giving an insider’s view of life in middle school. The blog is called “In the Middle.” The idea originated in Good’s previous teaching position … Read more
Students in Mary Peters’ third-grade class are learning math patterns and eagerly raising their hands to identify them reflected on the smart board at Discovery Community School. Next walks in co-teacher, Emma Olesen, and the lesson switches to language arts. Co-teachers Mary Peters and Emma Olesen sit in front of the class to gear up … Read more
It has been one amazing decade of language immersion programming in St. Cloud Area School District 742, and immersion high school students are now masters in Chinese or Spanish. The program is described as a “little miracle” by language immersion and world language coordinator Sue Linn-Hasbrouck. Linn-Hasbrouck has witnessed firsthand the years of work and effort … Read more
By Ryan Cox and Carissa Hopkins-Hoel This fall, students at North and South Junior High Schools and Kennedy Community School, as well as Apollo and Tech High Schools, will once again have access to interactive learning in a digital environment as part of the iNSPIRE program. The program’s name, selected by various stakeholders including parents … Read more
Kristen Bauer, music teacher at Kennedy Community School, and Kristen Mattick, choir teacher at South Junior High School, are two members of the choral group 5 Good Reasons. Their passion for music extends beyond the music room. Bauer has known since she was born, that she would be a music teacher. Her sister and mother are … Read more