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May 02, 2024
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“Larger Than the Sum of the Parts”: Team Nutrition Grants Support School Meal Programs Across Washington
As Erica Lamson watched dozens of middle schoolers taste a new recipe for salmon chowder, she fully expected some of the kids to turn it down just because of the fish.
The…
May 01, 2024
More Than Two-Thirds of Washington Students Access Local Foods in School Meals
From cherries grown in eastern Washington to salmon caught west of the Cascades, local foods are on the menu for public school students across the state.
The Local Food for…
Apr 29, 2024
Nature’s Classroom: Washington Students Learn Environmental Stewardship Through Outdoor Education Program
In the heart of the Nisqually River Basin, a school program is opening the floodgates of knowledge for local students.
Davy Clark, Program Director for the Nisqually River…
Apr 11, 2024
Videos
Elementary Students Take Charge Running Their Own BizTown!
BizTown is a day-long learning experience that brings in-class instruction to life in a simulated town. Students operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, vote for a mayor…
Apr 30, 2024
Olympia Students Plant Trees to Restore Watersheds | Environmental Literacy
At Thurgood Marshall Middle School in the Olympia School District, students help remove invasive species as part of a campus watershed restoration project.
The tools and resources…
Apr 26, 2024
Peshastin Students Enjoying Nature In Their First Outdoor Classroom | Environmental Literacy
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) used a portion of its federal pandemic relief funds for Environmental Literacy projects. The Cascade School District uses…
Apr 24, 2024
Special Projects
Student Stories: “What do you write, my lord? Words, words, words.”
I’ve been thinking a lot about writing lately. I can’t seem to escape it. I doubt there will ever come a time in my life again where I do nearly as much writing as I have been…
May 02, 2024
Student Stories: My Experience of Running Start
During high school, my older sister was a full-time Running Start student. Throughout her time in this program, I saw firsthand the arduous efforts it took to keep up with the…
Apr 25, 2024
Student Stories: How Orchestra Helped Me to Grow
Playing instruments with others in an orchestra has been on my wish list, and this has become true. The orchestra program in my school is divided into four periods, with each…
Apr 10, 2024
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