What REALMS is about

What is REALMS

REALMS is a Hands On Learning Charter School in Central Oregon. We are very different from most schools because we normally do not believe in learning by textbooks and homework (though we do have some). Our purpose is to foster scholarship, strengthen community, and inspire stewardship through active learning.

Here we have a mission, a mission to challenge each other to investigate, understand, and become stewards of the human and natural world around us.

Our Mission

Our Mission

Our mission is to help the process of restoration for Tumalo Creek. Meaning what we did to help restore Tumalo after the Bridge Creek fire. Since the fire was so devastating loggers came and took all of the trees away including the trees that were in the banks. After that there was nothing left. People finally realized that what we are doing to the creek is wrong so they started to fix it. They thought that it would be nice for the schools to get involved and that’s where we come in.

The 8th grade classes started to get really involved. We replanted trees and most of the riparian vegetation along the side of the creek along with a couple other schools.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Week 3 Reflection


WEEK 3: REFLECTION
This week at Tumalo Creek we weren’t at our regular study site. After we went over our writing prompt and choosing a backdrop of the riprarian zone,the bridge creek fire and how the valley is important to bend, we split up. Not able to see each other, we wrote about how we felt about the new spot. Personally, I got distracted by the river calmly rushing by, like it had somewhere to be and
it was late. Finally, all was quiet and we could write. The only sounds were the river and the birds chirping noisily in the nearest trees. After a long period of time, Mr.Beck called us back for our closing circle.
Reflection
Week Three
“. This cold, bubbling stream spitting up water at every rock and turn that is left over from my so easily accessible water” ~ Mariah Brito
“As you walk away from one side of the river it is a grassy field with little burnt stumps rarely peeking out of the grass.” ~ Delaney Pogue
“Right now I have some kind of bird sitting on a log next to me, singing me a song.”~ Amelia Carlson

“There's a meadow here with tall bushes and many trees.”~ Bente shares ways this is different with are study site.
Cole deep in his thoughts about Tumalo

Stacia writing while she sat alone working on her reflection.



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