A Picture is Worth 84.1 Words
We all know the old adage that a picture is worth 1,000 words. Everyone says it, and yet nobody questions it. Is it true? And why 1,000? In…
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Juegos Deportivos Departamentales de Antioquia- Andes Olympics
This week is the "Olympics of Antioquia" and it takes place here in Andes!!! It was super cool to see how the whole park was set up as…
Read articleA Few Thoughts on Teaching
Who teaches the teachers? The old adage: Those that can, do, and those that can't, teach, ... seems wholly off the mark. In my experience, the phrase: If…
Read articleJardin- Support, Progress, and What is Left to Accomplish
Bare with me on the bulleted list but this is something that I think will help us be proud of what we have accomplished and help us take…
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ACA Explorers Mission Statement, Values, and Leadership Positions
ACA Explorers Mission Statement The mission of the ACA Explorers is to develop academic and social skills by engendering the curiosity necessary to fulfill the Explorers Promise and…
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I majored in International Relations and Spanish at the University of Illinois and Christopher majored in Biochemistry at Fort Lewis University. Why are we now here trying to…
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The Power of Testing
"If you read a piece of text through twenty times, you will not learn it by heart so easily as if you read it ten times while attempting…
Read articleLanguage Games with Molly pt. 1
So part of being a foreigner in a country (especially one with a different language), is sounding dumb and messing words up a lot.... but sometimes I can…
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Siéntate con una almohada o algo bajo del trasero. Cruza las piernas para estar cómodo. Se puede poner una cobija debajo de las piernas y rodillas también.…
Read articleBreakdown of An Average Outdoor Class
The very best way to get an understanding of what we do is to check out our youtube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XkhTuz0W3pIAE7zFGyUTA?view_as=subscriber But I'd also like to write about how a…
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