Mariachi Huenachi builds community and empowers students
If you want proof of the power of how the Mariachi program in the Wenatchee School District changes lives, all you need to do is talk to students who are involved, hear their stories...
Category: Our Schools
Early learning Pt. 2 – Here are documents detailing the early learning challenge in the Wenatchee Valley
This provocative powerpoint describes in clear detail the challenge that we face and the opportunity we have as a community to bridge the opportunity gap. We can fix this in the Wenatchee Valley and...
Early Learning Part 1: Joint effort started to address early learning crisis in Wenatchee Valley
We have a critical educational challenge in the Wenatchee Valley and a collaborative effort has been launched to develop a creative, community-based solution. About 75 percent of children entering kindergarten in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee...
Maker Movement Part 6: Here’s one way we can help bridge the opportunity divide for our kids
Imagine what would be possible in our valley if we could bridge the digital opportunity divide that separates kids who have access to technology from those in poverty who do not. That powerful and...
Maker Movement Part 5: Eastmont has quietly built a systematic approach to hands-on learning
While the Maker Movement has become the newfangled approach for engaging students in hands-on learning, the Eastmont School District has been delivering the same sort of experiences in a systematic way to its students...
Maker Movement Part 4: How Sam Monson got the ball rolling here as a 7th grader
When Sam Monson was reading Make Magazine in the 7th grade, he got so excited about the possibility of having a community-based Maker Space that he decided to take action. A Maker Space is...
Maker Movement Part 3: City played supporting, facilitating role in Maker effort
The youth-driven Maker Movement in the Wenatchee Valley received important early support from the City of Wenatchee, but in a most unusual way. City officials became advocates, supporters and facilitators rather than the accustomed...
Maker Movement Part 2: Ethan Toth learned valuable leadership lessons in organizing the Mini Maker Faire
Wenatchee High School student Ethan Toth learned valuable lessons about leadership, building community and the power of collaboration in organizing and helping manage the Mini Maker Faire in October, 2015 at the Town Toyota...
Maker Movement Part 1: How a youth-driven initiative is transforming our community
The Maker Movement is having a noticeable impact on the Wenatchee Valley and North Central Washington. We are witnessing a homegrown, youth-directed revolution that is building community in new and creative ways, providing new...
Student project highlights value of Manson Strong approach
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last of a three-part series that takes a look at changes the Manson School District has made to prepare students for life beyond high school. Manson High School senior Jared...