Category Archives: Farm School

Here’s the song for Arlene that I wrote during week 2 of Farm School.  And Gabriel accompanying me! (Thanks for recording this, Isa!)

Another awesome week!  I’m so proud of the way you guys are able to take the curriculum and run with it!  At this week’s Town Hall meeting, we had some convincing speeches, the majority voted “No” to creating a settlement.  … Continue reading →

It was a fabulous week!  The expedition teams were successful in gathering a sufficient amount of data about the abiotic factors (non-living factors that affect an ecosystem: light, air, water, soil) and the biotic factors (living factors: plants, animals, fungi, … Continue reading →

  Tomorrow, we’re off for week one of Farm School.  6th and 7th graders will be doing a science curriculum, while the 8th graders do the Russ/Arlene curriculum. Here’s the storyline for the 6th and 7th graders: Current status: A … Continue reading →

Here is the final letter to parents for week 2.  This should have come home yesterday…but just in case.  This has the info on what food you will need to bring on Monday morning.  Please let us know if we’ve … Continue reading →

What a wonderful second week of Farm School! You all continue to impress me with the way you work and play.  All the groups did a great job of collecting data and presenting their research. Once again, in the Town … Continue reading →

The first week was a fabulous success!  All three groups did an amazing job collecting their data, working together, and presenting their findings. In the Town Meeting, the citizens of Earth decided to OPPOSE relocation to Farm School planet and … Continue reading →