First Instar to the Right, and Straight on to Learning!
“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.” –Immanuel Kant By: Kayla Buser & Amy Pollard When the Riveredge School was first dreamed of, it was built upon the natural curiosity children express towards the world around them. Three pillars – […]
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Blending Inquiry, Nature, and Community with Academic Standards
At a school where nature and inquiry are two of the main drivers of learning in multi-grade classrooms, how do we weave all of the necessary pieces into the learning experience along with academic standards? Looking at a few of the learning opportunities in which the 3rd and 4th grade class engaged during a typical […]
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Learning from Fisheries Biologists
Riveredge School students had a unique opportunity this week to witness and learn about an effort at Riveredge Nature Center to restore a population of Lake Sturgeon which are imprinted and spawn in the Milwaukee River. On Monday, Wisconsin DNR Fisheries’ biologist, who lead up the sturgeon restoration project, were on site to tag, weigh, […]
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