School News & Updates
- A Note from our Executive Director
- Math in the Field
- TK-5 Coastal Prairie Restoration Projects
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Another epic cookie exchange at our Winter Family Forum!

Another epic cookie exchange at our Winter Family Forum!

All our teachers (high school teachers too, not pictured) received grants from the Redwood Coast Education Foundation for field studies, curriculum, and garden-based projects. Thank you RCEF!

In October the TK-3 classes went on a trip to the Historic Skunk Train out of Willits. Students learned about the history of the train line from Willits to Fort Bragg. A musician entertained everyone on board with train songs. The train went to Crowely, an old logging stop, where students got to pick out a pumpkin to take home. Thanks to all the chaperones who could attend and the Redwood Coast Education Foundation for supporting the trip with a grant!

Join us at the Point Arena Lighthouse for a special celebration of Day of the Dead. Honor your loved ones with offerings and a photo for the community altar, enjoy live music, student art, food, traditional beverages and more. This event is one of the most magical and meaningful on the Coast, and it’s also a rare chance to tour the Lighthouse at night. Please join us!

Ven a visitarnos en el Faro de Punto Arena para una celebración especial del Día de Muertos. Honra a tus seres queridos con una foto para el altar comunitario, disfruta de música en vivo, arte estudiantil, comida y más. Este evento es uno de los más mágicos y significativos de la costa, y también es una oportunidad única para visitar el faro de noche. Por favor vengan a visitarnos!
Join us for our 3rd annual Noodle Night & Sauce Contest! This is a fun evening to enjoy a meal together and raise funds for our TK-12 Field Studies Program.



Our All School Campout was so much fun! TK-8 students started the day at Big River where they had time to explore the beach, meet with an educator from the Noyo Center for Marine Science, build sand castles, and run about. Chaperones gathered together to learn more about our RULER social-emotional learning curriculum and share ideas. The high school crew stopped at Navarro Beach for skim boarding and rock collecting before heading up to the Albion Field Station where everyone convened.

High School students are starting the year strong with their community service volunteer hours! Several of our students helped with our arts table at the Fish Fest on Sunday. Festival goers stopped by for painting individual marine sea creatures to take home and contributed to the collaborative seascape painting that we started during a summer ELO session. Thanks to the family volunteers who also helped staff our booth…remember to log your volunteer hours.

Welcome back from our staff! Brittney, K8 Aide; Jen, Executive Director; Lacey, Office Manager; Jim, HS/K8 Teacher; Nathan, 2-3 Teacher; Tresla, ELO Lead Educator; Frank, Acting HS Director; Lili, TK-1 Teacher; Nevaeh, K8 Aide; Charlene, HS Teacher; Todd, K8 Director; Jennifer, Interim 4-5 Teacher. Not pictured: Victoria, Administrative Assistant, K8 Aide; Isabel, 6-8 Teacher; Miles, Meals Program Manager.