Higher-ed partnership supports middle school teachers in STEM
ESD 112 partnered with Evergreen Public Schools, Clark College, and Washington State University on STEM-LIT, a project that focuses on professional development for teachers from Wy’east and Frontier middle schools. Teachers focused on deepening content knowledge in math and science [...]
Helping families to understand the Common Core Standards
Washington is among 45 states in the U.S. to adopt the Common Core State Standards in classroom learning and assessment. Every public school system in these states will transition to this set of high learning standards by the 2014-15 school [...]
Ridgefield students learn about construction by visiting school sites
With two school construction projects underway in the Ridgefield School District, staff and project engineers found a way to turn the work into a learning experience for students. Lance Lehto, President of Columbia West Engineering, took students from both View [...]
Small but mighty!
Mill A students take first place in wind turbine competition Mill A students put their science and math skills to the test as they designed and constructed a wind turbine as part of The Wind Challenge, held at The Dalles [...]
Celebrating exceptional student artwork
Each spring, the hallways of ESD 112 are transformed into an art gallery featuring amazing works of art from students throughout Southwest Washington as part of the Southwest Washington Regional High School Art Show. 2014 marked the 41st year of [...]
Students compete in poetry recitation contest
ESD 112 hosted the Southwest Washington regional competition for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. The competition, presented in partnership with the Washington State Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a [...]
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