1. Discovery School at Four Corners Our vision was to create a unique, high quality public innovation school.

2. Innovation School  Goals- to increase student engagement in learning using:  Environmental studies  Theme based instruction  Hands-on, project based learning  Decrease reliance on paper and pencil tasks.

3. Themes Themes increase a child’s knowledge and increase the depth of engagement. Themes increase a child’s knowledge and increase the depth of engagement.

4. Flight Classes worked in different areas: Classes worked in different areas:  Birds in flight  Seeds in flight,  History of flight.

5. Bridges  Physical bridges  Bridges between generations  Bridges between countries

6. Continents  Animals and habitats  People – similarities and differences  Geography Taste from the 7 continents Get your passports ready!

7. Connections Creating a community school that actively builds connections and partnerships with parents and organizations. Creating a community school that actively builds connections and partnerships with parents and organizations.  Nasami Farms  Just Roots  Lane Construction

8. Community School Family night, building playgrounds, working with the Town Farm and two showcase nights a year. Family night, building playgrounds, working with the Town Farm and two showcase nights a year.

9. Environmental Studies The school has 9 acres which allows children to have hands-on opportunities for planning gardening harvesting recycling, forest study, sustainability and related research. The school has 9 acres which allows children to have hands-on opportunities for planning gardening harvesting recycling, forest study, sustainability and related research. Our first garden plots New and improved garden plots

10. Monarch Waystation  By providing milkweeds, nectar plants and shelter for monarchs the Discovery School became an official Monarch Waystation.  Children planted and took care of their way station.  This garden allows children to study the life cycle of the butterfly.

11. Planting Composting Planting Lettuce anyone? Kindergarten corn and pumpkins Preparing the beds

12. Harvesting

13. Composting Red worm composting Watching decomposition

14. Social Curriculum  Teaching civility, tolerance, and respect.  Buddy classes  Responsive Classroom  Looping

15. The Future The future is bright with discovery. There is an ‘ah ha’ waiting… Imagine the surprise of the second grade class weeding their garden only to discover a nest of baby rabbits. Let the research begin! The future is bright with discovery. There is an ‘ah ha’ waiting… Imagine the surprise of the second grade class weeding their garden only to discover a nest of baby rabbits. Let the research begin!