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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Loving the Land
One of the most unique things about our school is the rare and important partnership we have with Riveredge Nature Center. We simply could not exist without the hard work and dedication of years of Riveredge naturalists to return farmland to the thriving, biodiverse sanctuary that it is today. Unlike most schools – whose facilities […]
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The First Week: a 3rd/4th Grade Perspective
What a week! This week has been unlike any other first week of school I have ever experienced. I imagine that much of our school community felt similarly. Our first day of school tested our readiness for weather, with storms threatening throughout the day (mostly at pick up and drop off, it seemed). It really […]
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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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