The Edge Academy

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Parent Roadmaps to Common Core Standards / Parent Roadmaps The Council of the Great City Schools' parent roadmaps in English language arts/literacy and in mathematics provide guidance to parents about what their children will be learning and how they can support that learning in grades K-8. These parent roadmaps for each grade level also provide three-year...

YES Conference: Planned by Edge graduate, Rylee Wrenner:http://www.uvm.edu/extension/youth/pdfs/events/yes_brochure_2012.pdf - interested in attending, let Lindsey know.

After school Crafts for Fall Craft Fair Fundraiser: 2:30-3:15 - October 2nd, 4th, 10th, 15th and 22nd - card making, paper mache, spice boxes, etc.

Expert Study Fair and Potluck on Monday, October 8th at 5 pm! Please join us to see our first mini project of the year and learn more about EDU 2.0.

Welcome new and returning Edge learners! We have a great year ahead of us!

Zumbathon this Saturday! Please join us from 9-11 AM to help support our trip to Hulbert. Hope to see you there!

Nicely done!

www.wptz.com Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Center & NewsChannel 5 Present Conservation Correspondence

Can't wait for our first day on Wednesday! We still need drivers for our hiking trip up Mansfield on Friday.

Vote for the EMS/Edge Community Garden!

Essex Middle School Community Garden [wowcrowd] Sign up or log in or log in with Facebook, etc. //

What a fantastic group! I gotta feeling...

Edge flashmob hd Dance

Don't forget: Project fair tomorrow!

Staff appreciation week, peek through window on Thurs, field trip Friday, Hulbert next week - we're a busy group!

Get your hips swinging - it's time to Zumba! Fundraising party on Saturday, March 12 at 9 am at EMS. Babysitting available!

Project Fair tonight! Come see what Edgetopia is all about...

Thank you all for participating in our bottle drive!

Psst! Pass it on: Bring your redeemable bottles and cans to Essex Discount Beverage this week and donate your refund to the Edge Academy!

Another Vermont school committed to hands-on learning.

Bristol school focuses on hands-on learning | Addison County Independent BRISTOL — The snow-covered field behind the red schoolhouse off Hardscrabble Road in Bristol was filled with the sounds of industry and eager voices Monday morning. A young boy wielded an axe as another stood by critiquing his stance.

Ahh, to live in a winter wonderland. Tonight's HUB network meeting has been rescheduled for Mon, Jan 24 from 5 -6 pm.

Brave the snow! HUB network meeting tonight at 5:30 in the gathering space.

Plan for it! Edge Parents and Guardians are invited to meet with the Superintendent to discuss his plans for the Edge Academy and our long-term viability. Tuesday, Dec 7 from 530 -630 pm in the Gathering Space. Please spread the word!

Some food for thought...

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction The constant stream of stimuli offered by new technology poses a profound new challenge to focusing and learning.

Network Meeting -Tuesday, November 2nd - 5:30 PM - Hope to see you there!

Edge learners "glean" vegetables at Jericho Settlers Farm.

Visit to Jericho Settlers

And more..

“We are not made to sit at a desk…”- Mother Nature's Child “The thing about learning from a book is that you never experience what you’re learning, you are only reading. If you are outside then you see, hear, smell, touch, and hopefully not taste everything around you. Being outside uses multiple senses, causing you to learn more and remember it. We are not...

More Edge learners are published...

“We Need the Outdoors” : Final Essays- Mother Nature's Child Welcome to our final installment of essays by children expressing their thoughts and feelings about the phrase “Mother Nature’s Child”.

Check out the Taste Test slide show on our website:

The Edge Academy Home Page The mission of The Edge Academy is to create environments that push the edge of innovative learning through exploration and empowerment.

H.U.B. Network meeting at the Edge tomorrow, Oct 5 at 530p. Hope to see you there!

We need input! Please take a moment and fill out this survey on parental involvement at the Edge http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HLK78V6

Inviting Parent Involvement Survey

Don't forget! Open house from 530p - 630p tonight combined with an informational meeting about Button Bay!

Last year, a local filmmaker asked for Edge learners to respond to the term "mother nature's child". Please check out the link to see our very first published author on this site:
http://www.mothernaturesmovie.com/2010/09/21/children-have-their-say/

Children Have Their Say- Mother Nature's Child Many thanks to the many students who responded to our essay request last spring about what the term “mother nature’s child” means to them. We received essays from four Vermont schools: Dothan Brook School in White River Junction, The Edge Academy in Essex Junction, The Pomfret School in South Pomfre...

What a wonderful day! Our Solar Celebration was quite a success!
:http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20109220319

food for thought: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?_r=2

Research Upends Traditional Thinking on Study Habits Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong.

Questions about SELF