August Break 2017

I hope everyone had a great break! I really enjoy traveling over breaks. (In April I went to Colorado, December I went to Mexico, and last August I went to Canada and a bike trip with my mom) This break was spent mostly in Pittsburgh resting, going to Sandcastle and biking.

I did return to my hometown Jefferson City Missouri to experience the solar eclipse. We saw totality!

The path of totality going through Missouri. My hometown is also the state capitol.

A total solar eclipse! I took this with my phone and the glasses.

The "Bordner Point"

I'm looking forward to a new school year and sharing in learning with students!

2017 - 2018 Recap Class of 2019

Looking back on a great year and I'm just blown away by how much we accomplished and how much fun was had!

Final Hispanic Music Projects

First I want to start off highlighting some great final projects students created.

Ji and Julian's Comida Song

Jacob, John and Bryce's SER ESTAR song

Alexa's Tengo Tu Love video

Isaiah's El Cuerpo Animation

Taharka, Connor, Mark and Ryan's version of "La Gozadera"

Guests

Megan from Community Justice Project

Guillermo from Pittsburgh Labor Council for Latin American Advancement

Again we were lucky enough to have guests visit our classes this year! From Antonieta who spoke about her home country of Venezuela, to video-conferencing with Ben, a community organizer supporting agricultural workers in California.

Random Good Times

A typical morning greeting from Dayona and Ja

Bike Club getting to cruise the town!

Doing the "Soy Yo" Girl dance with students!

Having fun on field trips!

Laurel Caverns

SciTech Days

Looking back now that the year is over and I scroll through the videos and photos and projects of the year, I wish I had done a better job of telling the class of 2019 how impressed I was with their talent and creativity. It was truly a pleasure to work with them!