This week began Session 2 of Year 2 of The Forest School. With a new session come new Quests. We’re thrilled to introduce these Elementary, Middle, and High School Quests.
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Session 1 of our second school year is in the books! Read below for updates from each of our three Studios.
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How do you make friends?
At face value, that's a simple question. Most middle school learners would shrug in response and say something like, "I don't know, it just happens." But, if you crack that question open and really explore it—what is a friend anyway? What differentiates a good friend from a bad…
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The building of any structure requires supplies, time, and people of influence to do so. In our second week, heroes and parents began to build out their badge plans; thus creating a plan that best fits them. Heroes built long term goals and their plans
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This week we launched three new Quests! The Reimagining High School Quest (high school), The Friendship Quest (middle school), and The Day in the Life Quest (elementary). Our learners said…
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Operation Save Sam. Mini Expeditions. Drop Everything and Read. The Nail Challenge. The 2019-2020 school year is officially launched. Read more…
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We are excited to announce our new PE Teacher for this year!
Our Learners from last year should remember Coach Lane occasionally subbed for Coach Lou. We are pleased to announce that Coach Lane will be heading up our Physical Education program this year! He will design…
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After completing the first year in operation, The Forest School has released a list of names of those who helped get the school off the ground. The 21st Century micro-school school opened its doors…
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We're thrilled to share that after great discussion, brainstorming, and feedback from learners, parents, and Guides, we have "landed the plane" on an overarching question for The Forest School's second year. The 2019-2020 overarching question will be...
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Our learners are not the only ones preparing to have a successful 2019/2020 school year!
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On Friday, June 28, 2019, Forest School co-founder Tyler Thigpen will present at—and help judge—the Education Entrepreneurship Capstone Celebration of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
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We are excited to announce that The Forest School will be hosting another Children's Business Fair on June 22, 2019, from 12-4pm at Pinewood Forest.
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We are thrilled to announce our judges for the Children's Business Fair this Saturday, June 22, from 12-4pm at Pinewood Forest. These experienced entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs will spend quality time with each of our kidpreneurs to understand their businesses, provide valuable feedback, and ultimately choose the top prizes for the business fair.
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My neighbor Mrs. Laurie found out that she had cancer about 2 years ago. She has gone through many treatments including chemotherapy. Her and her family are the kindest, most thoughtful and most caring family I have ever met. They are always giving families crafts they made, outdoor things…
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Mr. Rosa drones on about triangles. “So, the isosceles triangle’s sides are… Mr. Nicholas, would you pay attention?”. Nick is fast asleep, blissfully ignorant of his teacher’s wrath…
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We are thrilled to announce our “Sharks” for the Entrepreneurship Quest Exhibition this Sunday, June 9, from 3:30-4:30pm at school.
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We are excited to announce that The Forest School will be hosting another Children's Business Fair on June 22, 2019, from 12-4pm at Pinewood Forest.
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To close out the school year, Middle School heroes (our term for students) are embarking on an Entrepreneurship Quest. Here are a few of the businesses our Middle Schoolers are launching…
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Is the Buck System working? why do we use it in our school? Below are some questions asked by parents along with responses by one of The Forest School’s co-founders along with my responses…
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It’s time to Start Stretching! Starting the first week of June, Coach Lou will be holding PE Olympics for the learners. We’ve got a school full of future Olympians among us!
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