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The Application of Imagination

The Application of Imagination

A Virtual Art Auction and Concert to Benefit Pagosa Peak Open School This Friday, May 22nd we hosting "The Application of Imagination" on Facebook Live on our public Facebook Page page. Tune in to check out an awesome concert and bid on one-of-a-kind pieces of...

6th Grade Quarantine Kits

6th Grade Quarantine Kits

Yesterday Ms. Kelsey, our 6th grade advisor, took a little field trip. She made quarantine survival kits and delivered them individually to each of her students. Ms. Kelsey relished the joy of seeing their smiles as they accepted their gifts. Each kit contained a...

Planting at Home!

Planting at Home!

Planting at Home! At PPOS, we believe there is no better way to learn about healthy food choices than by growing our own food! While embracing distance learning, we have tried to incorporate as much experiential learning into the new structure as possible by sending...

Virtual Nature Walk Week

Virtual Nature Walk Week

Virtual Nature Walk Week! April 20th - April 24th We live in a beautiful place, so let's get outside! Earth Day is next week and to celebrate, we would like our students (and families) to enjoy nature while practicing safe social distancing. Monday: Find a Unique Rock...

PPOS Teaches through the COVID-19 School Closure

Remote Learning Until April 30, 2020 UPDATE: On April 1, 2020 Gov. Jared Polis extended statewide school closures to April 30, 2020. On March 18, Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order that suspends in-person instruction at all public and private schools from...

Bird Festival

Bird Festival

Project Based Learning took flight last Wednesday evening at Pagosa Peak Open School. Kelle Bruno’s 1st and 2nd grade class has been studying different parts of bird bodies and their functions to answer the question, “What makes a bird a bird?” Students began their...

The Best Audience

The Best Audience

I’ve performed for a lot of different audiences over the years, but this crowd had me nervous. From Carnegie Hall to stand-up poetry slams, I thought I could handle any group of onlookers, but I had a feeling this audience would give me some real, raw feedback, for...

Pika Monitoring

Pika Monitoring

On Wednesday, October 23rd, 13 6th graders from Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS), set out on a 1-mile uphill climb through early winter snow along the Continental Divide Trail with their teacher, Kelsey Wright, and Rockies' Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, to initiate...