Hello Friends and Families of Explorations Academy, I hope you all are having a safe and wonderful final day of 2020. After a year like no other, we wanted to share news from the last 12 months in an end-of-year newsletter. Afterall, we all could use a little good news at this point. I also have one important update to add to everything featured in the attached document. The donor responsible for the matching challenge mentioned in my article has agreed to extend the deadline until … [Read more...]
Upcoming Winter Term
Family Bulletin November 12, 2020 November 13 - Friday Activities MS: Meet at school to spend the day exploring the unique ecological niches of the Pacific Northwest and how the local flora and fauna shaped the creation stories of local tribes. HS: POC- Meet at school and will be on foot in town collecting material for their documentaries. BTF- Meet at school and then will be meeting with the Working Waterfront Coalition. November 25 - All-School Zoom, Half Day Online 9am to … [Read more...]
Fall 2020
Dear EA Families and Community Members, First of all, I want to thank all of you who have contributed to the decision-making process regarding reopening the school in the fall. I also want to apologize that this has taken longer than expected. This proposal has had more iterations than anyone originally thought would be required, but we feel it is stronger for having had multiple rounds of feedback from our stakeholders. The Board of Directors, Explorations Academy’s COVID-19 Task … [Read more...]
Limiting Exposure and Online Classes Offered to Students
**For Immediate Release** March 12, 2020 In response to Governor Inslee’s request that all citizens take measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Explorations Academy is following the lead of UW, WWU and other educational institutions by temporarily moving classes online. While there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 or exposures within Explorations Academy, the Board of Directors has made the decision to temporarily close Explorations Academy’s campus, as of Thursday, March … [Read more...]