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Students in the St. Vrain Valley School District get a boost in post-secondary education

Every high school in the St. Vrain Valley School District, or SVVSD, offers students opportunity for success no matter which path they want to pursue in life, but did you know those students also have a chance to get a leg-up on college degrees at the same time? Open enrollment season for SVVSD schools starts Dec.
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St. Vrain Valley schools are bringing students and teachers together with a cup of coffee

Teachers devote their careers to shaping young minds. Who knew they would use coffee as a way to teach social skills, money management and to build relationships among peers? In two St. Vrain Valley Schools — Trail Ridge Middle School and Longmont Estates Elementary — students with special needs are practicing social skills as they
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Mead Unified Percussion to take the field with professional brass band

After a year of only virtual performances, Mead High School’s Unified Percussion Ensemble is back to performing before a live audience — and will play alongside a professional band. The eight percussion students, who all have special needs, will take the field to play at halftime at Friday’s home football game, led by four Mead
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Timberline PK-8 creates P-TECH, biliteracy pathways

Middle school students at Timberline PK-8 interested in joining Skyline High’s P-TECH program now can get a head start. Timberline this year is starting a Pathway to FalconTECH program with classes in computer science and workplace learning. Skyline’s P-TECH, or Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools, program is a partnership with IBM and Front
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SVVSD welcomes students for first day of school

Longmont High School’s largest freshman class, with close to 360 students, spent their first day of school Tuesday with about 100 upperclassmen cheering them on and helping them navigate the school’s labyrinthine layout. The mentorship program kicks off by giving the incoming freshmen a day to explore the school before the rest of the students
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SVVSD opening new elementary school in Erie

Highlands Elementary students won’t be limited to class visits to the school’s STEM lab when they want to get creative and need extra space. Each grade level “pod” in the new Erie school includes classroom extension areas to provide flexible learning spaces. Garage doors for each classroom allow teachers to maintain a line of sight
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CU Researchers Show St. Vrain Teachers How to Use Leading-Edge Technology to Help Students

Six teachers from St. Vrain Valley School District returned to the classroom this week, once again becoming students themselves in order to learn leading-edge technology from University of Colorado Boulder education researchers. The three-day course, which ran Monday through Wednesday at the district’s Innovation Center, marks the start of SVVSD’s participation in the $20 million iSAT project funded
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Niwot High School seniors share computer programming know-how with younger students

Twelve-year-old Alan Bustos admits he was a bit surprised to find himself at Coding Camp, which started Monday at St. Vrain Valley School District’s Innovation Center. “I was unexpectedly put into the camp. I didn’t know I was coming,” Alan said. “It was my mom, I think.” Bustos and his fellow fifth through eighth grade
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City and school district partner to bridge digital divide

NextLight and St. Vrain Valley School District, or SVVSD, are partnering to bridge the digital divide for families that may not have a steady internet connection at home. The COVID pandemic saw SVVSD students switch to remote learning, with classes moved to Zoom meetings and homework submitted by iPad. According to data from the 2019
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He left tech to become a Colorado high school teacher. His key to classroom success: ‘love the kids as much as the content.’

When his students began learning remotely last year, high school teacher Ken Benson felt like he was seeing more ceiling fans than faces. But he was determined to keep teens engaged no matter where they were. He tried new technology tools, games, and his sense of humor. “Making connections with students is what fills teachers’
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