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Posts by Petra Van’t Slot
SOAR to Serve
The back story…. Last year in June, on the ECHS Service Day, I had the privilege of spending a day at LakeView Nursing home. When we were there, I got to chat with Ms. Del Regno, who coordinates activities for the people who live at LakeView. She shared how very limited some of the residents…
Proposing Proposals
Excerpt from the STEAM program course catalogue: "9th grade year | Project Development: Semester 2: Students work with their mentors to begin the STEAM Research Project. This includes generating project ideas, developing a research design, doing a preliminary literature search, and writing a proposal... Students are required to log into their journal a minimum of three an done…
With Healing In His Wings
He walks into my classroom. The excitement is tangible, radiating from his face. “Mrs. van't Slot! You’ll never guess what happened!” “Tell me," I say. “I got saved!” And he tells me the day when it was God’s time for him to turn his life over to Jesus. My heart skips a beat for joy.…
Why are we watching this in Chemistry class?
It is first block and we just finished watching a TED talk by former president of Ireland, Ms. Mary Robinson. We watched this as part of a mini-project on CO2 (carbon dioxide), the conclusion of a chapter about naming compounds. Ms. Robinson addresses many aspects of the consequences of increased CO2 emissions. She highlights how…
The Ins and Outs of My First Year at EC: Anticipation
Anticipation “So, are you happy about it, your new job? Going back to high school I mean?” A friendly, older co-worker comes to sit close to me at my sending-off celebration. He hesitates a little, then says: “It’s a difficult age group, you know.” I think about his question for a moment. I’ve heard it…