Katie came by today and taught us some knife skills then showed us how to quick pickle. If you’d like a better explanation that I can muster, head over to Katie’s cool homesteading website, ie & y (ieandy.com) and download the PDF worksheet. You’ll be making one jar with these instructions, here’s what you need: A …
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Cedar Weaving, Step by Step
This post is a modified version taken from @Abe’s blog Infinite Playground See the original post here. Preparation time: 3+ hours depending on how many hands you have available. Weaving time: 1hr+ depending on how dexterous you are. Materials: Cedar bark, purchased from the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center art market. This had been stripped months earlier …
How we structure our day
Our school schedule is Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 5pm. The majority of time is set aside for play, be it going to the park, learning to code, making 3D prints, drawing, watching YouTube, or just generally playing. One of the few requirement of students is to participate in our morning and end of day …
Everett Student Agreement First Draft
I’ve drafted our first student agreement which I would like to ratify by weeks end. Please review the document and add your comments (either on this post, or on the document itself)
Richard Feynman Computer Heuristics Lecture
We watched this for our computer science class. A great overview of how a computer “thinks”. If you’ve never understood computers before, this is the video for you.
The New Group Kanban Board – 看板
I finished the Everett group Kanban board today and would like to share it with you. A Kanban (看板) (literally signboard or billboard in Japanese) is a scheduling system that we use extensively within Agile Learning Centers. I have a personal Kanban tucked away in my sketch book. One also might make a Kanban for a …
A Great List of Things to Think About
Learning About Cyber Security
PBS has an interesting series of videos and games about computer security and hacking. pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/cyber/