Well, I guess its official now- I will be starting a new job August 13th. About a month ago Gretchen very encouragingly suggested I apply for a vacant position in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The posting was for a 7/8th grade language arts and social sciences position. What struck me was the third bullet listed as a must for the position: cross country skiing. I wondered if a place truly existed where cross country skiing was equally as important as core subjects. So I looked up this "Watershed School." After quickly perusing the website my interests were perked- so I read nearly the whole website in its entirety, then applied for the job.
Watershed School is a charter school, though still considered a public school residing within the borough school district. Students from Kindergarten to 8th grade can apply to attend. I look forward to learning more each and every day I teach there. The school has been around about four years, most of the original teachers are still there (from what I heard). The focus of activity is on getting out of the classroom, learning in the outdoors, learning about the community by becoming a part of the community. Needless to say, I'm as nervous as I am excited about this new journey.
So, what am I going to do with the rest of my summer... Well, I've spent the last two days constructing the awesomest shelves ever in our garage. All my "gear" now has a home with plenty of room to spare. I have a ceiling fan I'm not looking forward to hanging. Almost 100ft of timbers to landscape with. And still plenty of unpacking to do.
But, we're off to the wilderness, as that is where I enjoy spending my time. Plans are still being formulated, but they will involve a packraft, a backpack, and two sets of mountain ranges (the Alaska Range and the Wrangell-St Elias),
Watershed School is a charter school, though still considered a public school residing within the borough school district. Students from Kindergarten to 8th grade can apply to attend. I look forward to learning more each and every day I teach there. The school has been around about four years, most of the original teachers are still there (from what I heard). The focus of activity is on getting out of the classroom, learning in the outdoors, learning about the community by becoming a part of the community. Needless to say, I'm as nervous as I am excited about this new journey.
So, what am I going to do with the rest of my summer... Well, I've spent the last two days constructing the awesomest shelves ever in our garage. All my "gear" now has a home with plenty of room to spare. I have a ceiling fan I'm not looking forward to hanging. Almost 100ft of timbers to landscape with. And still plenty of unpacking to do.
But, we're off to the wilderness, as that is where I enjoy spending my time. Plans are still being formulated, but they will involve a packraft, a backpack, and two sets of mountain ranges (the Alaska Range and the Wrangell-St Elias),
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I look forward to your updates this next school term. It is probably going to be an interesting one.
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