Welcome home schooled students and families!

In the 2024-2025 school year we will be piloting a new paradigm for our homeschool partnership. Homeschool students will form a cohort to explore various units throughout the year. Homeschool students will also integrate with our full-time students for lunch and recess and will be invited to join in a classroom lesson each week with the other students in their age range to maximize time spent learning alongside other students. In addition, homeschool students are invited to join us for any field trips and special celebrations throughout the year. 

This year's theme for exploration is inspired by a recent situation at Battle Rock. This summer, in the process of building our new playground, one of our contractors altered the natural space behind our school. This beloved space has been a favorite play area for generations of Battle Rock students. Countless forts have been made there under the shade of much loved juniper and pinon trees. This impact not only increases the risk of erosion but also has made a treasured space unrecognizable. It is our goal to use this event as a learning experience and find a way to repair the damage that has been done. 

Each month, we will be exploring these themes through literature and hands-on projects adapting a lens inspired by inquiry. Below are the questions we will be exploring each month.

August

How do humans impact the environment?

September

How do animals adapt to the human impact on the environment?

October

How can the environment extenuate the human impact?

November

When our environment is impacted by human development, what steps can we take to repair the damage?

December

What are some ways our community is working to reduce our impact on the environment?

January

How can we reuse or reduce to lessen our impact on the environment?

February

How has human impact on the environment affected you?

March 

What are some ways we can explore and measure our impact on the environment?

April

How can we bring awareness to those around us?

May

Wrapping up our learning

Our inquiries will be enriched by multiple modes of expression and project-based learning including but not limited to Art, cooking, textiles, building, videography/photography, experimentation, music, performance, and STEM.