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New Outdoor Classroom at Northridge Elementary: symbol and celebration of community, growth, and design thinking
September 18, 2019, 2:12pm | St Vrain Valley School District Hugging the northwest face of Northridge Elementary School, there is a quiet place. Tomatoes, peppers, and other plants flourish in raised beds, with space for more to come in upcoming seasons. Wide, flat-topped rocks form beckoning seats in an inviting circle. Modest and accessible signs mark twelve
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Band Night
September 18, 2019, 8:32am | St Vrain Valley School DistrictBy St. Vrain Valley School District St. Vrain Valley Schools presents Band Night October 2, 2019 | 6:00 p.m.Everly Montgomery Field (Longmont High School) Community Invited:Adults $5, Students $3, Children 6 & Under FREEEighth grade students get in FREE with student ID Joing the St. Vrain community to
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Superintendent’s Update: Continuing to Advance Excellence Across Our Community
August 24, 2019, 3:42pm | St Vrain Valley School District St. Vrain Valley Schools is accelerating into the new academic year with tremendous momentum as we continue to advance high-quality learning for all of our students. With so much to celebrate from the past year, the 2019-2020 school year promises to be an even greater moment in
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The St. Vrainnovation Future-Ready Innovation Lab Rolls into St. Vrain Valley Schools
August 15, 2019, 9:27am | St Vrain Valley School District As a large custom coach turned a corner and rolled into the St. Vrain Valley Schools Transportation Center in July, cheers and applause could be heard as members of the St. Vrain Valley Schools team got their first in-person look at our community’s new Future-Ready Innovation Lab. The
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Xilinx turns the Innovation Center PYNQ
August 15, 2019, 8:58am | St Vrain Valley School District From band camps to robotics classes, students across St. Vrain Valley Schools were deeply engaged in learning new skills over the summer that would advance their personal growth and interests. One opportunity at the Innovation Center was a PYNQ bootcamp for secondary students to get hands-on with engineering
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Leadership St. Vrain Accepting Applications for 2019-20 Cohort
August 14, 2019, 6:48pm | St Vrain Valley School District Leadership St. Vrain, a nationally and internationally recognized program of excellence in community engagement and public participation, is now accepting applications for its 2019-2020 cohort. Designed to give parents and community members the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of district operations and exchange ideas, the program is especially
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Advancing Public Education Together: Parent Leadership, Powerful Messaging, and the Strength of the Community
August 14, 2019, 9:41am | St Vrain Valley School DistrictBy Don Haddad, Ed.D., the superintendent, and Kerri McDermid, the chief communications and global-impact officer, both of St. Vrain Valley Schools “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” The famous line from John F. Kennedy resonates with many who
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On-the-job education: Flourishing partnership with Anark Corporation provides Innovation Center students with skills, real-world opportunities
August 13, 2019, 9:24am | St Vrain Valley School District Imagine: you are invited into an opportunity to pilot cutting-edge product for a leading provider of manufacturing and engineering software. Simply write up a thoughtful test plan to get started. Stumped? Reach out to any of the following students: Davita Bird (senior, Niwot HS); James Tran (senior,
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The World Needs More Entrepreneurs
August 13, 2019, 9:13am | St Vrain Valley School District It is late afternoon on a Wednesday at the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools, and young entrepreneurs from around the world are standing in front of a 20-foot tall green screen. They are filming short videos about their ideas to solve huge problems like hunger
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Community Strong: district website platform builds, represents collaborative community
August 13, 2019, 8:02am | St Vrain Valley School District We all know the adage, it takes a village. But what exactly is that proverbial ‘village’? The long answer may be complex, but the short answer is simple: it’s all about community. When it comes to St. Vrain Valley School District, community is and always has been
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