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Monday, July 7, 2008
Capturing Kids' Hearts
Hey everyone there have been a couple of developments with the Capturing Kids' Hearts training. The first is that those of us doing the recruiting weren't aware that the August cohort is intended for administrators only. August 12, 13, 14 is for administrators ONLY. Also, we have had a really dismal confirmation for the 100 spaces we reserved for July 29, 30, 31 and have decided we better cancel. If you have signed up for either the July 29 Cohort or the Aug 12 cohort, you need to decide if you'd like to schedule for the July 15 Cohort or wait until the fall. The July 15 Cohort is already half full so you should hurry and sign up if that's what you want to do. Please respond to my work email if you'd like me to register you:
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Fourth of July in a river
Guten morneng from Grindelwald!
Not to much history going on here in the Swiss Alps, but nevertheless, my cousin and I have managed to fnid more adventure.
We left Bern to Interlaken, which is only 45 minutes on the train. Interlaken, a medium sized farming community is also the extreme sport paradise for the Swiss and tourist alike. After talking him out of skydiving, which was available for a hefty price, we opted to go white water rafting.
What a rush! The cold water racing, the commands from the guide to, "Get down! Hold on!" and then, that wave of icy cold Alpine water in your face as you struggle to paddle. I cannot describe enough what an adventure it was.
Needless to saw, my cousin and I were exhausted. But that did not erase the fact that we still had to check into our hostel in Grindelwald, which is high up the Alps next to the Jungfrau (where the wolds highest rail car station is located). After walking uphill for a quarter of mile complete with 50lb backpack, we arrived to heaven in the Alps. Next door is a farm complete with goats with a bell chasnig each other and pigs! Our balcony even opens up to a 360 view of the Alps. Talk about gettin our fancy on.
We leave to Zermatt today and I will finally do something Ive only recently dreamed of: seeing the Matterhorn up close and personal.
Ill post the pictures upon my return to the States. But Happy Fourth of July to all!
Oh yeah, one last thing, I did get to celebrate Independence Day with a group of servicemembers based in Ramenstein Airbase. They were medics tending to the casualities from the Afghani and Iraqi wars on vacation. So thank you to them for all their brave work.
Not to much history going on here in the Swiss Alps, but nevertheless, my cousin and I have managed to fnid more adventure.
We left Bern to Interlaken, which is only 45 minutes on the train. Interlaken, a medium sized farming community is also the extreme sport paradise for the Swiss and tourist alike. After talking him out of skydiving, which was available for a hefty price, we opted to go white water rafting.
What a rush! The cold water racing, the commands from the guide to, "Get down! Hold on!" and then, that wave of icy cold Alpine water in your face as you struggle to paddle. I cannot describe enough what an adventure it was.
Needless to saw, my cousin and I were exhausted. But that did not erase the fact that we still had to check into our hostel in Grindelwald, which is high up the Alps next to the Jungfrau (where the wolds highest rail car station is located). After walking uphill for a quarter of mile complete with 50lb backpack, we arrived to heaven in the Alps. Next door is a farm complete with goats with a bell chasnig each other and pigs! Our balcony even opens up to a 360 view of the Alps. Talk about gettin our fancy on.
We leave to Zermatt today and I will finally do something Ive only recently dreamed of: seeing the Matterhorn up close and personal.
Ill post the pictures upon my return to the States. But Happy Fourth of July to all!
Oh yeah, one last thing, I did get to celebrate Independence Day with a group of servicemembers based in Ramenstein Airbase. They were medics tending to the casualities from the Afghani and Iraqi wars on vacation. So thank you to them for all their brave work.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The American History Geek
Welcome to another blog posting by K. Merino and her travel adventures through Western Europe.
Like I stated before, being my second go-around through France, I mostly let my cousin see the monuments while I observed the French. One thing that is different is that no one says "Bless you" after sneezing. Well, maybe they did but my French is so poor I didnt even notice. All I have to say is, "Thank you French, Italian, and German phrase book."
Switzerland is a very multiethnic country. Over 45% of Geneva alone is multiethnic. Everywhere we walked (or biked for free), was an electric mix of Arab, North African, and Pan-Asian communities. Geneva is only the 3rd largest city, home to the United Nations, fondue, and of course, THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE REFORMATION!!!! Needless to say, my students next year will be seeing many a photograph of Reformation artifacts, from martin Luthers Bible, to a replica of Güternbergs printing press. Of course, no trip to Geneva would be complete without a dip in the refreshing waters of Lake Geneva.
In Bern so far, my cousin and I have jumped off a brdige into the Aare river below and floated down until our hearts content. The best part about Switzerland is that because of its close proximity to the Alps, all the city fountains pump out potable water for our canteen. We have been stopping by every fountain and indulging. Today we also visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the city complete with 16th century clock towers, and the univeristy. Albert Einstein also developed his famous, E=mc2 formula in an apartment not to far from our hostel. It was definately worth the 6.50 CH to hear more about an ordinary life turned famous.
Of course, thinking of my AVID students, I visited Bern University. This was where Einstein gave his first physics lecture to a whoping crowd of three people.
Tomorrow, we are off to Grnidelwald to hike a glacier. By next week, will shall (hopefully) have visited Zermatt, and the top of the Matterhorn. Italy is next week, so be prepared for some Renaissance history and hot tempertaures.
Guten tag to all!
Like I stated before, being my second go-around through France, I mostly let my cousin see the monuments while I observed the French. One thing that is different is that no one says "Bless you" after sneezing. Well, maybe they did but my French is so poor I didnt even notice. All I have to say is, "Thank you French, Italian, and German phrase book."
Switzerland is a very multiethnic country. Over 45% of Geneva alone is multiethnic. Everywhere we walked (or biked for free), was an electric mix of Arab, North African, and Pan-Asian communities. Geneva is only the 3rd largest city, home to the United Nations, fondue, and of course, THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE REFORMATION!!!! Needless to say, my students next year will be seeing many a photograph of Reformation artifacts, from martin Luthers Bible, to a replica of Güternbergs printing press. Of course, no trip to Geneva would be complete without a dip in the refreshing waters of Lake Geneva.
In Bern so far, my cousin and I have jumped off a brdige into the Aare river below and floated down until our hearts content. The best part about Switzerland is that because of its close proximity to the Alps, all the city fountains pump out potable water for our canteen. We have been stopping by every fountain and indulging. Today we also visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the city complete with 16th century clock towers, and the univeristy. Albert Einstein also developed his famous, E=mc2 formula in an apartment not to far from our hostel. It was definately worth the 6.50 CH to hear more about an ordinary life turned famous.
Of course, thinking of my AVID students, I visited Bern University. This was where Einstein gave his first physics lecture to a whoping crowd of three people.
Tomorrow, we are off to Grnidelwald to hike a glacier. By next week, will shall (hopefully) have visited Zermatt, and the top of the Matterhorn. Italy is next week, so be prepared for some Renaissance history and hot tempertaures.
Guten tag to all!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Attention AVID Crew
Mr. Martin told me today that many of you heard about Capturing Kids' Hearts in Dallas. I forgot to mention in my email that it is true, AVID and Capturing Kids' Hearts are partners. If you'd like to keep your high from being in Dallas, you should definitely sign up for a cohort:
July 15-17 or July 28-30 or August 12-14
Please let me know ASAP.
raquel.nunez@lacity.org
Bringing history back
Check out Trinity College
Hello everyone!
This is K. Merino coming live to you all the way from Switzerland, more specifically, Bern, the capital of this beautiful country.
My cousin and I have been traveling around Europe now for about a week and have two more to go. So far we have visited Dublin, Ireland and visited the prestigious Trinity University. In Paris, we did the tourist thing and went into the worlds largest museum, the Lourve. After saying whats up to La Joconde, or the Mona Lisa, we also visited the Musee dOrsay and enjoyed the cheese.
Stay tuned, more adventures to come!
This is K. Merino coming live to you all the way from Switzerland, more specifically, Bern, the capital of this beautiful country.
My cousin and I have been traveling around Europe now for about a week and have two more to go. So far we have visited Dublin, Ireland and visited the prestigious Trinity University. In Paris, we did the tourist thing and went into the worlds largest museum, the Lourve. After saying whats up to La Joconde, or the Mona Lisa, we also visited the Musee dOrsay and enjoyed the cheese.
Stay tuned, more adventures to come!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Stevenson Does Dallas... AVID
I am so proud of all of the teachers that have joined us at the AVID conference in Dallas. Talk about embracing the concepts! This is the beginning to the change that we all want to see... RIGOR... YEAH! We have four department chairs with us (Tan, Martin, Rodriguez, F. & Ramirez, R.). They are taking the bull by the horns (I think Dallas has inspired that phrase :) ) Our goal this week is three fold... AVID Site team continues working on their plan, History, 6th grade & ESL are looking at working with their team members to embrace best practices and finally a plan to go SCHOOL WIDE - how awesome is that... I am really excited to see so much love for teaching, for the kids, and for making Stevenson a school of excellence...
Friday, June 6, 2008
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