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, September 18, 2012

Week 1 Closing Circle

REALMS Students in a Closing Circle sharing their day
In the first week of Tumalo Fieldwork, we did so much, collecting data, doing art... But at the end of the day, we're all tired and ready to go home. That is why we do a Closing Circle.  In Closing Circles we share things that we did during the day, like a reflection or art. This week, the class was split into two groups, so we did not know what the other group did. But in the circle we were able to share what we did with the whole class! Like art we did with Phoebe, and a reflection we did on our own. Most people were most comfortable sharing their art, but a couple of people would be brave enough to share their writing. By the time school was out, we all felt connected, as if we were together the whole day.


Reflection
By Soulen Jacob
Shady spot, with grass around. River flowing and wind blowing. What I see is spiders and insects scattering and flying. Fallen down trees and alive trees, blue skies and stones sitting still. What I smell is fresh air and grass, water, and V8. The experience of my first day is amazingish, a little too hot. I got to walk through a lot of things, I got to dunk my head in the river (biggest brain freeze ever) breaking branches is fun too.

Art
By Delaney Pogue 

By Amelia Carlson

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