School Buzz

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Colorado Springs charter school is touting two recent awards from staff this past week. Atlas Prep School’s Brittany Stroh, CEO, and Managing Director of Operations Nicole Amidei, have both been honored. Stroh, who joined Atlas in 2012, was named a winner of the Southern Colorado Business Forum and Digest’s

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It may be the most “Colorado” class ever offered to 6th-graders. It proves that not all classrooms have four walls. And it’s in its 12th year of tremendous success at Ute Pass Elementary School. The Manitou Springs D-14 school offers the Mountain Academy of Arts and Sciences to its sixth-graders

MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) – Students at Prairie Winds Elementary School spend one day each year learning how to be strong as a Hawk. This year that day meant martial arts. As part of their fifth annual wellness day at the D-38 school, “Hawk Strong Day” teaches students how to lead healthy lives: incorporating fitness, nutrition, and emotional

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, students at Remington Elementary deserve a huge award. 4th and 5th graders at the D-49 school are at least getting a much-deserved pajama party-donut day in class after what they accomplished. Many of them are part of a club at

Many students like to jam out. But not like those at Edith Wolford Elementary School. The D-20 school held its 13th annual Health Jam last week. The school sets up fun activities throughout the school to encourage students to integrate healthy habits: a juggling station, desk drumming, obstacle course, a “taste the rainbow” station featuring

Widefield School District 3 has a new program allowing students to soar, getting them a head start on a possible aviation career. The program is called Glimpse Into Flight Training (GIFT). And it’s open to all D-3 students. FAA-certified instructors lead it. They teach students all about aircraft, their systems, navigation – everything to prep

A D-20 classroom had an afternoon setup perfect for a cozy day of warm reading – homemade forts included. Mrs. Garcia’s class at Explorer Elementary gave her students a tough assignment: bring your favorite book … along with your warmest blankets and flashlight. The goal? Build a reading fort around each desk and spend considerable

Horizon Middle School students are being praised for their “brilliant thinking” while building projects for their STEM class. The STEM program at the D-49 school has a project called the “Physical Computing Interaction” project. It’s taught by Ms. Schmidt, who says her students continue to impress her. Ben and Mason are two of those students.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Discovery High School (Widfield D-3) students are already proving they have what it takes to run a small business. It’s called Phoenix Creations. It’s an engraving business that students from Ms. Hagmaier’s class have been working on for over a year now. It just launched in November and they’re taking

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – Students at Fountain-Fort Carson High School are teaming up with the city of Fountain to refurbish a historic tuberculosis hut. The hut is located across from Aragon Elementary school and next to the library.  Such huts were used during the turn of the century to treat those seeking better health. The one in Fountain

Young AmeriTowne has spent the last week at the Citadel Mall helping students in Colorado Springs understand civics in a way that’s fun, interactive and memorable. 6th-graders from Vanguard are just a small handful of students who visited Young AmeriTowne at the mall this month. It’s a travel version of the program that’s been around

A Colorado Springs teacher is making a difference through, not only her job, but as Ms. Black Colorado. Ms. Stansell won her crown earlier this year. Her mission, alongside her work, is to bridge the literacy gap. Her colleagues call her a “ray of sunshine.” Stansell is a first-year Kindergarten teacher at Adams Elementary School.

Imagine your 6th-grade biology class, possibly a health class. It’s incredibly doubtful it was as hands-on as the TIPS class for Ray E. Kilmer’s 6th-graders this year. The elementary school welcomed UCHealth professionals recently for a day immersed in teaching emergency response and trauma. It included surgical simulation, CPR training, and education about making healthy,

Students in Cascade are getting into the Thanksgiving spirit in a really special way, cooking up a storm as part of their annual Literacy Luncheon. The way it works? Each classroom chooses a book, and then the students create a recipe inspired by that story. They use their math and reading skills in the process and end

28 teams went head to head at Janitell Junior High School recently for the first Lego League El Paso Qualifier. 12 of those teams were from Widefield D-3, and three qualified for the station championships in Denver next month. The competition is extensive. It requires students to design a robot, program it and then complete