High school firefighters learn on the job
See what it takes to become a firefighter or paramedic as these SW Washington teens attend an intense yet fun three-day program called FLARE. Through Cascadia Tech Academy, high school students can enroll in a two-year program and explore a [...]
ESD 112 wins national communications award
The Educational Service District 112 Communications and Prevention teams received a Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association. The award recognizes the outstanding and successful Weed Can Wait marijuana prevention project targeted at youth aged 12-20. To [...]
Innovative Ed: The Art of Virtual Reality
It’s virtual reality with a paintbrush! With a VR headset and Google’s app called Tilt Brush, students in Cassondra Tinsley’s 8th grade art class at Maple Grove in Battle Ground create a three-dimensional work from their imagination. Tilt Brush opened [...]
A Family’s Journey: Truman Elementary
Every day, the Family Community Resource Center at Truman Elementary in Vancouver Public Schools helps kids be healthy, happy, and hopeful in school by helping families with housing issues and much more. Michelle Ames of the FCRC, helped single mom [...]
Chemistry is Fun and Delicious at CASEE!
Teacher Chris Collmer leads his Food Science class through a lesson in molecular gastronomy at the Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education. Juniors at CASEE in the Battle Ground Public Schools spend the year studying chemistry and one of [...]
Evergreen middle schoolers learn nutritional cooking with free six week class
Evergreen Public Schools has partnered with the Clark County Food Bank and Student Nutrition and Cooking (SNAC), to offer a Cooking Matters class for students. The class teaches nutrition knowledge and how to apply it to cooking nutritious and affordable [...]
How a Glitter Jar Improved Behavior in the Classroom
Children as young as five are learning how their brain works when they are upset, and what they can do to regulate their emotions. It’s called mindfulness, and it means to become aware of your emotional state at the present [...]
ESD 112 presents 2017 Regional WASA Awards
Educational Service District 112 presented regional awards on behalf of the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) to honor and recognize outstanding educational administrators and community members who have made extraordinary contributions to K--12 education. The Award of Merit, [...]
Vote for your favorite STEM project in the NSF video showcase
ESD 112's nPower Girls video is featured in the National Science Foundation’s STEM For All Video Showcase! Check out what we’re doing and please vote for us to have the honor of being recognized by NSF. You can use your [...]
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