Summer Classes 2020
Extended Learning Time
June 1-26
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
The Aldo Leopold Charter School Youth Conservation Corps will provide paid internship opportunities for our students in accordance with the 2020 YCC grant authorized by the New Mexico Department of Energy and Resources Development. Our five crews will provide education, job skills training, and leadership to interns via community projects involving: trails, murals, archaeology, eco-monitoring, and gardening. In partnership with our current team of experienced Youth Conservation Corps supervisors students will have the opportunity to choose from: building two trails on the WNMU campus, installing murals in a number of locations in Silver City, participating in the SiteWatch program to monitor the Dragonfly Petroglyph and the Spirit Canyon pictographs, conducting avian studies and mapping results along a riparian area in the Iron Bridge Reserve, or landscaping an area near our school building and installing a veggie garden. YCC is an equal opportunity employer. Contact Catalina Claussen (cclaussen@aldocs.org)
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
The Aldo Leopold Charter School Youth Conservation Corps will provide paid internship opportunities for our students in accordance with the 2020 YCC grant authorized by the New Mexico Department of Energy and Resources Development. Our five crews will provide education, job skills training, and leadership to interns via community projects involving: trails, murals, archaeology, eco-monitoring, and gardening. In partnership with our current team of experienced Youth Conservation Corps supervisors students will have the opportunity to choose from: building two trails on the WNMU campus, installing murals in a number of locations in Silver City, participating in the SiteWatch program to monitor the Dragonfly Petroglyph and the Spirit Canyon pictographs, conducting avian studies and mapping results along a riparian area in the Iron Bridge Reserve, or landscaping an area near our school building and installing a veggie garden. YCC is an equal opportunity employer. Contact Catalina Claussen (cclaussen@aldocs.org)
June 1 - 5
The Art of Observation - Art and science collaboration. Middle School Students. To join, contact Emily Aversa (eaversa@aldocs.org) or Maia Chaney (mchaney@aldocs.org) or Join our Google Classroom using the code: kwq6kh5
The Art of Observation - Art and science collaboration. Middle School Students. To join, contact Emily Aversa (eaversa@aldocs.org) or Maia Chaney (mchaney@aldocs.org) or Join our Google Classroom using the code: kwq6kh5
June 1 - 12
One Act Script and Design - Script and stage design workshop. Middle and High School Students
To join, contact Scott Knight (sknight@aldocs.org) or Zack Tecca (ztecca@aldocs.org) or Join our Google Classroom using the code: wkrd6yv
One Act Script and Design - Script and stage design workshop. Middle and High School Students
To join, contact Scott Knight (sknight@aldocs.org) or Zack Tecca (ztecca@aldocs.org) or Join our Google Classroom using the code: wkrd6yv
June 8-12
Gardening Basics - students will work to help tend the garden, both inside the greenhouse and out. To join, contact Kori Wilken (kwilken@aldocs.org)
Gardening Basics - students will work to help tend the garden, both inside the greenhouse and out. To join, contact Kori Wilken (kwilken@aldocs.org)
June 15 - 18
Storytelling through Handicraft - Combine storytelling with inspiration and sewing to learn the value of learning handicraft. Middle and High School Students
To join, contact Jennifer Lepisko (jlepisko@aldocs.org) or Join our Google Classroom using the code: TBA
Storytelling through Handicraft - Combine storytelling with inspiration and sewing to learn the value of learning handicraft. Middle and High School Students
To join, contact Jennifer Lepisko (jlepisko@aldocs.org) or Join our Google Classroom using the code: TBA
Locovore Project - students will put to use, update, and refine a several-years-old locovore map of fruit trees in Silver City. Additionally, students will engage in harvesting, preserving, and marketing (and eating!) fruit from local trees. To join, contact Kori Wilken (kwilken@aldocs.org)
Muralistas—a Call to Action! Mural creation. To join, contact Jim McIntosh (jmcintosh@aldocs.org)
June 15 - 26
Cycling Class - gain cycling knowledge and skills that will apply to your daily life for a healthy lifestyle. Middle and High School Students
To join, contact Nathan Shay (nshay@aldocs.org)
Cycling Class - gain cycling knowledge and skills that will apply to your daily life for a healthy lifestyle. Middle and High School Students
To join, contact Nathan Shay (nshay@aldocs.org)
Date TBD
Culinary Arts OR Food and Identity - interest will determine which course will run. Interested students should email Alex Olsen at this address: alex.olsen@aldostudents.org Please put the course you would like to join in the subject.
Culinary Arts OR Food and Identity - interest will determine which course will run. Interested students should email Alex Olsen at this address: alex.olsen@aldostudents.org Please put the course you would like to join in the subject.
