by Emily Murphy | Mar 5, 2024
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.
by PPOS Staff | Feb 14, 2024
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...
by Emily Murphy | Dec 18, 2023
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,...
by Emily Murphy | Nov 18, 2023
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.
by Emily Murphy | Oct 30, 2023
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...
by PPOS Staff | Oct 23, 2023
“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...
by Emily Murphy | Sep 24, 2023
“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...
by Emily Murphy | Sep 15, 2023
Did you know they use the whole animal?” fourth-grader Tenzin asked, referring to what he learned about the Southern Ute tribe during his class trip to the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum in Ignacio. Tenzin’s class trip was one of many Pagosa Peak...
by Emily Murphy | Mar 10, 2023
Field work, authentic audiences, and inquiry are a part of the projects at Pagosa Peak Open School.
by Emily Murphy | Mar 9, 2023
This year’s Pagosa Peak Open School middle-schoolers have spent the year in their science projects…
by Emily Murphy | Feb 26, 2023
Kindergartners shared the facts they learned during a recent weather project.
by PPOS Staff | Jan 4, 2023
The classroom vibrated with energy. Students in grades 4-5 were sitting amongst piles of camping gear while Mrs. Rue ran through the checklist. “Show me your socks! Show me your flashlight! Show me your extra batteries!” The students in this mixed-age...
by Emily Murphy | Jan 4, 2023
Pagosa Peak Open School K-3 community members braved the weather to celebrate their students’ first projects …
by Emily Murphy | Jan 4, 2023
After three months of analyzing the conflicts in Sudan, creating windmills, powering potato batteries …
