showing entries tagged "Alumni"
by: Tad Phippen Wente, College Readiness Coordinator
Happy Alumni Day!
Happy Alumni Day!
Former students will return to IDEAS this morning to share their college experiences with seniors! In a Board Room roundtable, seniors can ask their peers questions about what it's really like to transition from high school to college and why it's worth it.
by: Kimberly Johnson
Exhibitions of Learning - Winter 2015 Preview
Community members, families, and friends are invited to attend IDEAS Academy's Winter 2014 Exhibitions of Learning.
by: Kelsey Fick (IDEAS Class of '15)
College Readiness: A Student's Perspective
When talking to a group of students, the word “College” can send any of them into an immediate frenzy of tears and hair pulling. Or at least that was true for me. My least favorite question, which was unavoidable at any family function and even in class, was “What are your plans for after high school?” It seemed as though this question would be the only thing I would hear for my entire senior year. My advisor would be starting class, and all I could hear were the haunting whispers of “college” “graduation” “make big decisions”, I mean, all she really said was ‘Hello,” but that’s not what I heard.
by: Kimberly Johnson
SRI Testing starts January 8
We will begin SRI testing on Thursday, January 8th.
by: Kimberly Johnson
MAP Testing
We will begin the next MAP testing period on Monday, January 12th.
by: Kara Pasche
For the Birds
This year, second and third grade students are on a journey to understand how animals, people, and plants adapt to our local environment. During the first trimester, students have been working through the essential question, “How can I create an environment to attract birds and share my information with the ESAA community?” In order to answer this larger question, students asked and answered many wonders using the creative process.
by: Libby Schmitz
Exploring Force and Energy
4th and 5th grade students have been exploring the physics behind what makes roller coasters man-made, gravity defying wonders. The thinking routine used in the beginning of their discovery was "Generate, Sort, Connect, Elaborate" to introduce the scientific method and give students a better understanding of how scientists develop their research and discovery process. The task was then to design and create their own model versions of roller coasters through a series of trial and error. Before building the roller coasters however, our student scientists carefully designed a blueprint that demonstrated kinetic and potential energy, centripetal force, friction, and inertia. Through this hands-on discovery, our 4th and 5th grade students came away with a new knowledge of how science can explain the natural world.
by: Ted Hamm
We are the Willows: Live in the Local Show
We are the Willows live on the Minneapolis TV show, The Local Show.
by: Addie Degenhardt
The Étude Sessions Presents: We are the Willows
We Are the Willows will play The Étude Sessions at Paradigm Coffee and Music on Saturday, January 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Paradigm for $15, $10 for students with valid IDs.
by: Addie Degenhardt
The Étude Sessions Presents: We are the Willows
We Are the Willows will play The Étude Sessions at Paradigm Coffee and Music on Saturday, January 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Paradigm for $15, $10 for students with valid IDs.
