SCIENCE AT AIM HIGH: I WATCHED A SCIENCE CLASS for rising 8th graders at Aim High this summer: The teacher brought in an array of commercial drinks: Coke, Red Bull, Gator Aid, Five-hour Energy, Aztec Tea and others. He divided the class into groups and each group selected one of the drinks to study. The [...]
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AIM HIGH MAGIC OBSERVED I VISITED THE St. Paul’s site in Oakland on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 As always the day starts as one community, gathered in a circle so that every person is visible and present to every other person. The circle, with 2 staff members in the center facilitating and this day, [...]
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The next several posts will feature Aim High, a superb summer program at the intersection of academics and youth development for low income Bay Area middle school youth. Disclosure: I am on the board and have been for many years because as a life-long educator I know excellent teaching and curriculum and the value of [...]
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