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Igniting Curiosity and Confidence through Experiences in the Natural World.

Due to COVID-19, overnight excursions have been suspended.

We currently serving 5th grade classes through day trips, remote trips, and asynchronous learning options.

We are continuing to follow DPS protocol to protect the health and safety of all students and our employees.

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Happy Summer y’all! 🔆 What have these warmer

Happy Summer y’all! 🔆

What have these warmer days looked like for you so far??

Today we say HAPPY TRAILS to Erik as he heads into

Today we say HAPPY TRAILS to Erik as he heads into retirement after an illustrious 28 year career serving the DPS community.

During his time with Balarat, Erik made a major impact by personally working with and serving over 30,000 students, bringing BEETLES science curriculum to the Balarat program, and was honored on several occasions including winning TEACHER OF THE YEAR!

Balarat is so lucky to have had such a noble, creative, compassionate, and hard working teacher on the team.

Please share your favorite memory or well wishes for Erik on his new journey in the comments below! This definitely isn't goodbye, it's more of a see you later!

AND THATS A WRAP!! The most bittersweet moment s

AND THATS A WRAP!!

The most bittersweet moment saying goodbye to our final class of the 20-21 school year!

Team game Tuesday is back featuring the Whale Watc

Team game Tuesday is back featuring the Whale Watch!!

This is an oldie but a goodie! The objective is to get everyone on the boat while also keeping it balanced the entire time! The team can only have one person get on the ship at a time and if it capsizes at any point while loading the ship they have to start over!!

It was awesome to watch our Sabin friends solve it by using strong communication skills!

Last Monday of this 20-21 school year got us all l

Last Monday of this 20-21 school year got us all like 🤗🌈🌟

We tell kids you don’t have to have fancy lab eq

We tell kids you don’t have to have fancy lab equipment to be a scientist! You can turn everyday items into tools for science! Peep the soup ladles turned water sample collector!! 🤯

Peaceful moments at the Pond 🤗 Have we mention

Peaceful moments at the Pond 🤗

Have we mentioned it’s our favorite time of year!!

DO YOU HEAR THAT? That’s the sound of pure exci

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

That’s the sound of pure excitement during our pond study yesterday 🤩

From all the data collected this season by students it’s safe to say our pond is healthy and all the critters are thriving!

Smiling because the sun is out!! Yesterday our f

Smiling because the sun is out!!

Yesterday our friends at Maxwell Elementary made the most wild discovery down by the creek!

At first glance our Teacher, Mr Josh, thought it was just some tree branches but on second glance realized the kids had found an Elk carcass!

Pictured here is Junko Tabei, a Japanese Mountaine

Pictured here is Junko Tabei, a Japanese Mountaineer, an author, a teacher and a mother!

She was the first women to climb the highest peak on every continent and she wrote 7 books, and organized environmental project to clean up trash left behind on Mt Everest!

As a Japanese mountaineer she wanted to create a space for other women in Japan to discover climbing so she founded the Joshi-Tohan Club.

She refused sponsorships from corporate companies and funded all her major trips through tutoring children in English, paid public appearances, and leading climbing tours!

She was said to have revolutionized the ideals of who a Japanese wife and mother could be!

Who else’s near by nature is in total bloom righ

Who else’s near by nature is in total bloom right now?!

🌲🤘🏽 The stoke is so real y’all! 🤘🏽🌲

Today our fifth grade friends from Asbury Elementary helped us plant over 200 Ponderosa Pine seedlings that were so graciously donated to us by @co_nature !!

It will be so wonderful to see the new growth transform this burn area and remember all those that were involved in making the transformation happen!

The more creek crossings the better! That’s what

The more creek crossings the better! That’s what we always say 😎🥾

And YES we still have snow!!!

Team Game Tuesdays but make it science! After a t

Team Game Tuesdays but make it science!
After a thorough creek investigation teams picked their boats of choice to race down the mini river! The Lightning Bugs and The Velociraptors chose burned pieces of wood thinking of the buoyancy factor!
However The Tigers were the stars of the show when the pine cone they chose as their boat dominated the race when it didn’t get stuck on any obstacle!
At the end of the day they learned a lot about the flow of the river and which natural boats were best!

The @nationalparkservice website is an incredible

The @nationalparkservice website is an incredible resource when it comes to exploring and hearing the stories of Asian American and Pacific Islanders that are preserved in parks, memorials and historic sites all across the nation!

Some of the places you see pictured here from their website include :

📍Hakone Historic District in California: a series of gardens that make up the oldest Japanese- style country villa in the Western Hemisphere.

📍Downtown Historic District ( Chinatown ), Washington DC
In the 1930’s DC’s Chinatown moved from another part of the downtown district to where it is today.

📍Huilia Fishponds, Hawaii: out of the 97 fishponds once on the coast of Oahu, this is 1 of only 6 that still exist today!

📍Stedman-Thomas Historic District, Alaska: considered a cultural melting pot for those working in Alaska’s fishing industry!

Visit nps.gov for more AAPI Heritage places and stories and learn about the rich history each place holds!!

MAJOR SHOUTOUT to our friends @coloradonps for com

MAJOR SHOUTOUT to our friends @coloradonps for coming up to campus and letting our teachers be students for the day!

Slowing down and exploring these native plants, their benefits to our environment, and all the cool facts about them was a cherry on top of a fabulous week at Balarat!

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