Inge Auerbacher is an 81-year-old storyteller and she loves hugs. Her personal story is one of survival, perseverance and healing from the Holocaust. Eighth grade students from South Junior High listen to Auerbacher’s story. They’ve just finished reading “The Diary of Anne Frank” and have been studying the holocaust in class. They hear Auerbacher’s first-hand account as a … Read more
It’s a digital age, right? How could a career in printing be plausible? You might be surprised to see how today’s printing has changed behind the scenes in a digital world. Employees from Nahan, a local printing company, recently visited with South Junior High sixth grade students to help promote career and tech ed [CTE] jobs. The St.Cloud Area School … Read more
When local artist and founder of the non-profit, herARTS in Action, Sarah Drake takes a residency in a middle school classroom and combines art with topics more traditionally explored within a social studies curriculum, she’s not surprised to hear the complaint, “Hey, why are you combining my favorite class with my least favorite?” Drake laughs … Read more
November heralded the 1: 1 Inspire technology rollout in St. Cloud Area Middle Schools. Technology Integrationists John Gerads and Angie Kalthoff generated a great deal of excitement around the kickoff, organizing 15 community meetings as well as an online family meeting for parents who could not attend a 1:1 meeting in person. 6th, 7th and … Read more