School News
PPOS middle-schoolers join community conversations, study Native American boarding houses
Pagosa Peak Open School middle-schoolers joined approximately 70 community members at the Durango Library on April 18, to hear Fabian Martinez with the Southern Ute Cultural Center present the “Unveiling Histories: Boarding Schools and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.”
A Tribute to The Beatles
Nineteen Pagosa Springs musicians will be combining their talents on Saturday, April 27, to pay tribute to the most popular rock-n-roll band of the 20th century: The Beatles.
PPOS students investigate San Juans
Through a San Juan Mountain Range project, students researched the human uses, recreational opportunities, hazards, species, and geological histories of this range. On Friday, March 1 they shared this newfound knowledge with a group of 40 adults and their peers. The space filled with mountain models, maps, papers, experiments, artwork, skits and oral presentations. Every student was represented and presented.
Restorative Practices: the key to a healthy community
Hello, Nyx Rohrer is a student at Goal Academy and is a mentor high school student for our middle school Restorative Practices Student Board at Pagosa Peak Open School. She is an alumni of PPOS and one of the PPOS founding members to the Restorative Practices Student...
PPOS takes the stage at PCA
The Pagosa Center for the Arts was flooded with more than 200 people, ready to be entertained by Pagosa Peak Open School students who worked all semester on creating a seasonal variety show for the community. PPOS Creatives Advisor Rain March organized, facilitated,...
PPOS students mediate conflicts, build community
After months of training on the procedures and expectations for facilitating conflict, this year’s Restorative Practices Student Board at Pagosa Peak Open School has begun repairing relationships between students when issues arise.
Pagosa Peak Open School celebrates project work
Families, students and community members flooded the Pagosa Peak Open School lobby last week; ready to celebrate the first student projects of the year, eat delicious bites from Mee Hmong Cuisine, carve pumpkins and socialize with the school's intimate community....
PPOS students study Ute history
"Ute was not the original name of this tribe," fourth-grader Juniper said. "They were first called Núuchi, and it was changed when the Europeans came." Juniper is one of 21 fourth-graders at Pagosa Peak Open School who is diving into a project anchored in the history...
PPOS kindergartners research, recommend toys for future preschool
"What are the attributes of a marble?" Project-based Learning Advisor Kelle Bruno asked kindergartner Jalu during their project time. "It is white and round," Jalu answered. The group of Pagosa Peak Open School kindergartners sitting with Bruno were in the middle of...