¡2020 marca el 30 aniversario de la Escuela de Montaña! En los últimos 29 años, más de 30,000 niños del noroeste de Washington han viajado por la autopista 20, pasando por granjas ganaderas y centinelas de águilas, para experimentar tres días y dos noches en las montañas. En ese tiempo, la enseñanza sobre el mundo natural y como ha cambiado significadamente.
By Annah Young, 2020 Connections Coordinator I was nervous as I drove up to Kendall Elementary in northern Whatcom County on the first day of the Connections …
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December and January are always months of reflection—pondering the year past and dreaming of the year ahead. With so much to preoccupy us while crossing the bumpy …
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“The risk of catching the coronavirus is lower outside than inside, and for that reason, a lot of people were hoping that public schools could mitigate risk …
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Enjoy the fourth and final episode in our series on the Cultural History of the Upper Skagit Valley in the North Cascades, and get ready to meet …
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La Escuela de Montaña es el programa del instituto de 30 años. Estudiantes (mayormente estudiantes de quinto grado) viajan profundamente a las cascadas del norte para pasar …
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For the Youth Leadership Adventures (YLA) program, a normal summer looks like bringing around 80 local high school students on a backcountry adventure that is anything but …
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Are you in the know for snow? Winter is a beautiful time, but with the new season comes new challenges and safety considerations to take into account.
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This Fall, in Whatcom County, like counties across the nation, students started school on an “all remote” schedule. While districts and funders distributed hot spots for families …
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In this photo round-up we pack two months into one, and oh, what a couple months it’s been. When we weren’t watching infographics—hoping those lines plotting COVID-19 …
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