Wednesday, Sept. 1
Commissioner Jones along with members of the Colorado State Board of Education will participate in a study session to gather input from CDE, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, parents, community members, principals, superintendents, human resource directors, teachers, law enforcement experts and others on the state’s role in communicating background information about school employees to districts and the educational community. Time: 9 a.m. Location: CDE, 201 E. Colfax Ave., State Board Room, Denver
Friday, Sept. 3
Commissioner Jones will speak at the Peak to Peak Charter School 10-year milestone celebration. Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Peak to Peak Charter School, 800 Merlin Dr., Lafayette
Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week
Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.
