Kids Need Books came to life in 2016 after a conversation with Alderwood Elementary School kids. Joe Nolting, a community volunteer and a few other volunteers asked the kids if they were looking forward to the summer. Some kids expressed that they weren’t and one of the reasons why was that they wouldn’t have access…
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, teachers across the country have been doing figurative backbends to adapt to a remote learning environment. This is especially true for science teachers, who have been teaching curriculum that increasingly emphasizes hands-on learning. How does one do hands-on learning online? And how do you cultivate student engagement when 90% of…
Right after the first school closure announcement went out, students at Shuksan Middle School were feeling a lot of things including nervousness about how online learning would work as well as boredom. Language arts teachers Erin Meese and Mindy Galbraith decided to give their eight grade students an assignment that would help them engage with…
BJ Adams, Network Technician “I used to work in the aquatics department at Petco. I really wanted to be a marine biologist. My job as the ‘aquatics guy’ was to not only maintain the aquariums, but to educate and inspire people about caring for a vast array of species of fish and invertebrates both fresh…
Since 2002, the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) of Washington State University has been offering community classes to improve family communication and general parenting skills. The program is intended for families with children aged 10 to 14. The class is structured to meet over seven weeks in two-hour sessions that include a shared meal. Taught by…
Connor Hegarty, Special Education Teacher at Bellingham High School “I signed up for two years to be a cavalry scout in the Army. It’s a job that goes along with infantry or tank units. You sit on top of hills and look out and radio back to tell what’s going on. I picked it because…
The 17th annual Peace Builder Awards, organized by the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center (WDRC), honored a diverse group of peace builders from around our community in a variety of categories. Awardees included Latinx community health workers, the Paddle to Lummi tribal canoe journey organizers as well as Bellingham Public Schools students and staff who were…
The following interview with school board directors Camille Diaz Hackler and Kelly Bashaw was published in the Fall 2019 edition of InsideSchools, the community newsletter of Bellingham Public Schools. Why have a race and equity policy? Camille Diaz Hackler: I think the majority of people don’t think about race and equity because they don’t have…
Volleyball, robotics and bowling are just some of the Unified Activities for middle and high school students this year. Unified Activities began with soccer in 2010 and have since grown to include six or more offerings each year. Additional activities are popping up organically: This summer a pair of golfers from Bellingham Public Schools entered…
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