Ecobiology Field Trip to Saguaro National Park
Students in the Ecobiology class applied their studies of ecological relationships, abiotic and biotic factors, and desert adaptations and natural selection firsthand by spending the day exploring Saguaro National Park East. Walking in the desert provides many unplanned and spontaneous teachable moments, opportunities for discovery, and a natural synthesis of material that is learned in […]
Urban Horticulture Fall 2022
Students in the Urban Horticulture program have been busily tending to the school’s production farm, ensuring that the Blue Sky Café has lots of fresh, healthy produce from on-site. This means frequent harvesting, planting, and clearing out and composting. Each stage is rich with learning opportunities about diverse areas such as agriculture, ecology, biology, botany, […]