School News
Gardening at High Altitude
In downtown Pagosa Springs, situated near the San Juan River and world-famous hot springs, three impressive and large dome structures sit next to the quaint river walk. One dome in particular supports education. Inside of this dome, a wide array of plants grow...
A Store Ties Philanthropy to Academics
It started and ended with money. What is it, how do we use it, why do we have it, and how can we get it? The second and third-graders in Ms. Robyn's class began setting up shop - literally. Desks were pushed into corners and signs announced merchandise and pricing....
Simmons Family Charitable Foundation Generously Donates to PPOS
Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS) is happy to announce that the school has received a generous and unrestricted donation from the Simmons Family Charitable Foundation. The funds from this grant will be used towards the principal of the school’s capital campaign to...
Food Matters
Spring at PPOS is an exciting time. Snowy banks melt into muddy puddles, indoor planting turns to plans for outdoor planting, and memories of ski days become anticipation for farm days. Last Monday Mrs. Bruno's first and second-graders headed to the downtown grow dome...
PPOS Announces New School Director
Pagosa Peak Open School is proud to announce that Angela Reali Crossland has been offered and accepted our new School Director Position. Angela comes to PPOS from Durango, and education reform and charter schools of choice have been at the heart of her educational...
Pagosa Peak Open School Announces Finalists for School Director Position
Pagosa Peak Open School, the community’s only district-authorized charter school, has announced three finalists for its School Director position. The finalists are Angela Reali Crossland, Emily Murphy and Sarah Luna. The candidates are anticipated to be attending the...
Snow Science: Connecting Students to Their Environment and Community
At the beginning of February, Pagosa Peak Open School ventured to Sonlight Camp for an educational exploration of snow science hosted by Audubon Rockies to learn how snow affects our mountain community. In addition to snowshoeing and animal tracking, our students used...
A Home and School Connection
Our food theme continues at PPOS, as students in the second/third-grade class bring this theme beyond their classroom walls and into their homes. Reviews of recipes, extensive draft writing of such recipes, collaborative cooking projects, and food documentaries have...
Feeding our Families and Community
Thirty pounds of carrots and forty pounds of potatoes sat in our fridge. Baskets of onions lined the shelves. These were the rewards of hard planting and harvesting work. And now what? Discussions about our intentions began. This is a school that shares nutritious...