ADVENTURES AT PENDALOUAN

OUTDOOR EDUCATION allows students to share in a variety of team building activities and to grow in the open air of YMCA Camp Pendalouan.  This year nearly 50 students and 15 adults participated in our two days of Snow Camp.  Here are some photo highlights of our time together.  You can click on any photo to view an enlarged image.

Josh, Robbie, and Mason (foreground) join their activity group for
some cross-country skiing.

Caleb, Morgan, China, and Robbie reference their compass and map
for information during Gold Rush.

Kaitlyn lines up for a brief orientation to skiing.

Sam carefully finds the right path during a challenge activity.

Grace collects tinder and kindling during her survival class.

Mr. Stafford helps Elliott, Jesse, and Dylan build a fire.

Kaitlynn and Isabelle succeed at building a shelter.

How will this group work together to solve their problem?

 Broomball is always an exhilarating elective.

Kearstin and Matthew head out on the trail.

The Gaga Pit was a favorite place to burn off some extra energy.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

OUR CHRISTMAS POTLUCK launched the holidays in a classic style as we dressed up for an evening of food, fun, and entertainment at the Chittenden home in Spring Lake.  Thank you for sharing so much good food and for providing transportation for students. 

Paige, Isabel, Grace, Kearstin, and Anna perform at the Christmas Potluck.

Matthew, Nate, Robbie, and Caleb all dressed up in holiday style.

THE FIFTH GRADE HOLIDAY CONCERT featured our choir, band, and orchestra this morning.  Many students, families, and friends shared in this special event in the gymnasium at Lake Hills.  We appreciate the efforts of our music teachers, Mari Jo Koedyker, Melissa Myers, and Greg Maynard.

Kaitlyn and Kearstin performed this morning with the fifth grade orchestra.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT'S elementary school program shows students the relevance of education to the work place and helps students understand work readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship.  Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. David Brockmyre from the C2 Group is our classroom consultant for Junior Achievement this year.

David Brockmyre presents one of the Junior Achievement lessons.

Mason, Tyler, and Caleb interact to create a job skills chart based on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.