When I share my Angevine Middle School CAP class student action project topic with people, the first question I hear is, “How did these kids come up with this?” You see, the topic is alternative proteins, and that includes entomophagy – or including insects and arthropods as part of the diet. That is a hard… Read more »
The CAP class at STRIVE Prep – RISE worked on two action projects this semester. One group worked on raising awareness on declining pollinator populations and the other group continued the solar power project from last semester. Those in the “bee group” made posters to hang up around school, describing what is happening to bee… Read more »
The average person uses a plastic bag for only about 12 minutes, then that plastic is doomed to roam the earth forever. People think they are going to recycle the bag, but really only about 1 percent of those bags are recycled. Beyond that, plastic is not able to be recycled infinitely, it can only… Read more »
When asked how much money it would take for him to eat a cricket, STRIVE Prep Sunnyside 7th grader Jorge Nevarez said a million dollars. Strike that, not even a million. “I’ll never eat a bug!,” he exclaimed. That is, unless it has the power to change the world… Wendy Lu, local entrepreneur and founder… Read more »
On a chilly winter’s morning, the 2nd trimester CAP class at AXL Academy set out for their first winter excursion together. Upon arriving to school, the students were instructed to choose layers for the day and make lunch. After an hour of packing, the 13 students, and 2 instructors piled into the van to make… Read more »
Angevine Middle School students headed up for a weekend at Cheley Outpost for their second CAP trip of the semester. They set out with the goals of exploring the outdoors and having a good time. Upon arrival, students found a slightly chilly, but beautiful day, and they headed down to explore their campsite options. Two… Read more »
If you were to spend two weeks changing the world, what would you do? This question was given to the CAP class at New Vista High School along with the time to make their change a reality. During the first half of class, students each brought in a current event to stimulate thinking about the… Read more »
The CAP crew from STRIVE Prep – Sunnyside enjoyed an escape to Cal-Wood Education Center above Jamestown this past weekend for a memorable overnight excursion amongst the trees and under the stars. The weather was less than stellar at times and the group endured gusty winds and snow flurries, but they refused to let the weather dampen… Read more »
As reluctant as the CAP students from STRIVE Prep – RISE were to venture out into the cold outdoors, we had an incredible trip! Cheley Outpost was a memorable location for our last trip of the season. Through the snow flurries, we bonded over team-building games, getting competitive over several games of Gaga Ball, setting… Read more »
After weeks of preparing, AXL Academy’s CAP class set off with 9 excited students, 1 AXL Academy chaperone, and 3 Cottonwood Institute instructors to Cheley Outpost just outside of Meeker Park. Many students had never been camping before and were looking forward to the camping trip all trimester. On the drive up we stretched our legs… Read more »
