As many of you know, Jordyn started her first day of school last month at Red Feather Lakes Elementary school. She attends preschool 2 days a week, and she LOVES it! The school is wonderful! There are 13 preschoolers and 34 elementary kids. The student/teacher ratio is great, so the kids are getting a wonderful education. The school is surrounded by national forest, with a nature trail right outside the door...beautiful surroundings to inspire the children! (click on the photo to see a larger image of the school)
Anyways, a few weeks ago, we received news that they are planning to close the school and bus the kids to (what will be the last surviving mountain school up here) another school. That bus ride for some kids will be almost 2 hours long, and there isnt even enough room for them at the other location, so they will have to slap up trailers to accommodate the students. Because of our location, Jordyn wont even be able to attend that school...she'll have to be driven down the canyon to catch a bus to take her to school in the city. While that was the plan for junior high and high school, we wanted her to have to opportunity to attend a mountain school for elementary school to give her a solid start on her education. So why am i posting on here about it? I know many of you have kids at school, so you would like to vote for theirs, but if your kids are grown then perhaps you wouldnt mind voting for Red Feather Lakes as your favorite school :) There is a contest at Care2.com, and they will be donating $36,000 to schools across America. Our school could certainly use the exposure...as well as the money, so if you are inspired...then please vote for Red Feather Lakes Elementary School! Thanks :)
P.S. The last day to vote is November 8th
1 comment:
Thats bad news. They keep on trying to close down our small schools here too. I think the kids in smaller schools get a better education.
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