Outdoor Ed Trips: Big Fun in the Fall!

By Carol LaMotte | September 24, 2007

Last week students returned safe and happy from the first round of ’07 Outdoor Ed trips: 6th grade to Camp Worden on the Olympic Peninsula, 7th grade to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, and the 8th grade to Mt. Rainier. This blog is a quick summary of the 8th grade trips, with photos from Ben and…

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Explorer West Sustainability Initiative – Year Three!

By Carol LaMotte | September 12, 2007

Last school year, 2006-2007, was the second year of the Explorer West Sustainability Initiative. We enjoyed campus wide progress in the form of green advisories, curriculum integration around the theme of “family”, and our third annual sustainability festival. The Sustainability Initiative brought Explorer West regional honors in the form of the King County Earth Hero…

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7th Grade Backpackers Partner with Washington Trails Association

By Carol LaMotte | June 13, 2007

Outdoor education lies at the heart of the Explorer West sustainability initiative, and backpacking lies at the heart of the outdoor education program. In addition to cultivating self-reliance and teamwork, backpacking builds character and confidence. Backpacking in the rain builds lots or character, and trail work in the rain tests that character. Is it possible…

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8th Graders Place 5th in National Contest

By Carol LaMotte | May 4, 2007

The Explorer West 8th grade weather forecasting team: Barite, Kyle, Christyn, Indigo, and Ally, placed fifth in a month-long national competition sponsored by Weducation, Inc. Each week the students were given a different forecast city and were tasked with forecasting the high temperature, low temperature and precitipation for that city for each day using data…

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