“Does a person’s perspective influence their opinion?” Fifth- and sixth-graders at Pagosa Peak Open School grapple with this question during their current American Revolution project. How do perspectives on history shape a story? Why is it important to view history through multiple lenses?
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.”
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.
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.