Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
- Pablo Picasso

3rd week at Aveson

"Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself."

- Chinese Proverb

Our project class has gotten off to a great start this first year. We have been working on building a strong community in our Advisory group and the three "clans", the Wolf Clan, the Saber-Tooth Clan, and the Coyote Clan. We already have participated in a very successful field trip to Hitachi's NEXTfest exhibit at the L.A. Convention Center. The students, staff and parents experienced the most cutting-edge technology through hands-on learning. We continued this experience in the classroom by encouraging the students to design their own technologies and inventions, followed by group presentations of their ideas. In Science we will continue in the next couple weeks studying the variety of plant life found at the Aveson campus and beyond.

The focus for the first three, and next couple weeks is Native American culture for Social Science. Students are learning the differences between the wide variety of Native American groups, and starting to learn how their culture and practices are still relevant to the way we live today.

Greatest success so far ... keeping C1 and the outside patio clean. Our Advisory students have taken the personal responsibility of doing all the cleaning - dusting, sweeping, organizing, washing windows, and even mopping the floors. They brainstormed what needs to be cleaned and how often, they work together in small teams, and assist others when their specific job is done. They are learning a great amount of responsibility by undertaking this "project" and I hope what they are learning and how they work together becomes visible in all areas of their life.