The Theory of Knowledge class will be hosting their annual Exhibition. Each student will have an exhibition of three artifacts centered on a Theory of Knowledge question of their choice. Students will act as hosts and presenters of their exhibition, sharing their artifacts and insights. It will be a super fun morning for any and all curious minds!
Date: Wednesday, June 1st
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Sophie and Sarah H's Rooms
Students, faculty, and community members welcome to attend!
Tomorrow, Friday, June 3rd, will be a half day (dismissal at 11:45am) for all adolescent students in grades 7-12 in order to allow for trip preparations.
Please complete trip registration as soon as possible!
Registration Form: UA Key Experience Student Info 2022
Seniors also complete Wilderness Inquiry participant registration
Update Medical Forms (Send to Health Coordination Dan Wilder dwilder@greatriverschool.org or Adam Koehler akoeher@greatriverschool.org)
Begin Collecting Camping Gear
Look through the 10-12 Trip Packing List
Inform your student’s advisor or Adam if you need help obtaining gear
Volunteer or Donate
We need your help to make the key experiences extra special for students & staff! There are many volunteer opportunities like picking up a rental van or a trip’s worth of tents. If you don’t have time to give, there are also items you can purchase to donate. You can even order online & have them delivered directly to school! Check out our volunteer sign up here Upper Adolescent Spring Key Experiences 2022
For more information, you can watch this video recording (presented-4/26) or go through this informational slideshow. We also invite you to look over the trip COVID mitigation strategies here.
We have some camps that need a few more campers so we are offering a “Late Worm” $40 discount if you sign up. Simply put this code at the checkout page: LateWorm40 and be sure to click the “Apply Coupon” button to activate it. This is good for the following camps:
Pre/K Camps- Games Galore (June 27-30), Games and Crafts from Around the World (July 11-14), A Bug’s Life (July 25-28)
4th-7th Camps- Let’s Go Camping at Como (July 11-14), Experienced Ultimate (4th-7th), Sports of All Sorts at Como (July 18-21), Animal Adaptations at Como (July 18-21)
We are dedicated to making summer camp possible and affordable for all through our early-bird pricing, sibling discount, multi-program discount, and our scholarship program.
Check out all our camps at www.greatriverschool.org/summercamp.
Dear Great River School Families and Friends,
The GRS Music and Theater students are excited to be sharing their work in a series of performances over the next few weeks! Masking is highly recommended for these events. All events are held in the Performance Space. If you have any questions about these performances, please email Zack Scott (IB Music Night, Instrumental Groups) or Caroline Miesle (IB Theater, One-Acts, Choirs). We hope to see you there!
Wed June 1 at 4:00: Student Directed One Acts
Wed June 1 at 6:30: Instrumental Ensembles Concert (9-12 Musicianship and Music Theory Classes)
GRS end of year 'social'!
Tuesday, May 31st from 5-8pm at the Como fire pits (see picture for location).
2 food trucks - Eggroll Queen and Twin Cities Pita (or bring your own food).
'Wide open Mic' for music, spoken word or stories, fire pits, loads of games (ultimate, corn hole, ninja line, slackline) and more.
Come celebrate a successful year under tough circumstances. See real people in 3D. Eat amazing food. Build GRS community.
We look forward to your feedback regarding this past school year through our 2022 Caregiver Satisfaction Survey. Your feedback here creates and informs the decisions we will make as a school community. Please be direct, honest, and critical where appropriate. Also let us know where you find joy and strength in our learning community.
Please fill out this form by June 10th. We appreciate every shared experience and perspective!
Please complete trip registration as soon as possible!
Registration Form: UA Key Experience Student Info 2022
Seniors also complete Wilderness Inquiry participant registration
Update Medical Forms (Send to Health Coordination Dan Wilder dwilder@greatriverschool.org or Adam Koehler akoeher@greatriverschool.org)
Begin Collecting Camping Gear
Look through the 10-12 Trip Packing List
Inform your student’s advisor or Adam if you need help obtaining gear
Volunteer or Donate
We need your help to make the key experiences extra special for students & staff! There are many volunteer opportunities like picking up a rental van or a trip’s worth of tents. If you don’t have time to give, there are also items you can purchase to donate. You can even order online & have them delivered directly to school! Check out our volunteer sign up here Upper Adolescent Spring Key Experiences 2022
For more information, you can watch this video recording (presented-4/26) or go through this informational slideshow. We also invite you to look over the trip COVID mitigation strategies here.
We will have no school on Monday, May 30th. Happy Memorial Day!
Tomorrow, Friday, May 27th is a normal school day.
The Theory of Knowledge class will be hosting their annual Exhibition. Each student will have an exhibition of three artifacts centered on a Theory of Knowledge question of their choice. Students will act as hosts and presenters of their exhibition, sharing their artifacts and insights. It will be a super fun morning for any and all curious minds!
Date: Wednesday, June 1st
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Sophie and Sarah H's Rooms
Students, faculty, and community members welcome to attend!
Lower Adolescent caregivers, we need your help to prep for the upcoming Bike Trip! There are lots of ways to volunteer - see them all at https://bit.ly/grsbiketrip2022.
You can also order snacks or gear and have them shipped directly to GRS! Check out the Bike Trip Amazon wish list here: https://amzn.to/3wsAg4t
Upper Adolescent Key Experiences are back & we need your help to make them extra special for students & staff!
There are many volunteer opportunities like picking up a rental van or a trip’s worth of tents. If you don’t have time to give, there are also items you can purchase to donate. You can even order online & have them delivered directly to school!
Check out our volunteer sign up here: Upper Adolescent Spring Key Experiences 2022
The GRS School Board’s Annual Meeting is coming up on May 26th at 7pm and will be followed by the regular board meeting. Community members can virtually join by following the Zoom link in the public calendar event.
Did you know that the Blue Heron Bash online auction still has available items? This is your last week to order student-made GRS mugs:
“Torben and his siblings (UA students) invested in a pottery wheel and later in a kiln because they missed ceramics at GRS so much during the pandemic. Torben is a fan of making mugs so with the help of the GRS Athena robotics team and their 3-D printing skills, created this lovely “limited edition” stamped mug. Each mug is handcrafted from medium fire white clay & finished with iron oxide & textured turquoise glaze.”
Place your order today! Orders are due Friday, May 27th. These would make a great graduation or teacher gift!
Dear Great River School Families and Friends,
The GRS Music and Theater students are excited to be sharing their work in a series of performances over the next few weeks! Masking is highly recommended for these events. Most events are held in the Performance Space. If you have any questions about these performances, please email Zack Scott (IB Music Night, Instrumental Groups) or Caroline Miesle (IB Theater, One-Acts, Choirs). We hope to see you there!
Tue May 24 at 7:30: Chamber Choir, Mixed Choir, and 7-8 Instrumental Music Creative Expression)
Tonight's event is being held outside on the south side of the building
Wed May 25 at 7:00: IB Music Night (11-12)
Wed June 1 at 4:00: Student Directed One Acts
Wed June 1 at 6:30: Instrumental Ensembles Concert (9-12 Musicianship and Music Theory Classes)
The BIPOC Caregiver Group would like to gather book titles and reading suggestions from all members of the GRS community. As a community of readers, this is a way to share what you or people in your home have been reading that represents BIPOC voices. Please take some time to fill out the form and add to the list. We would like as many suggestions as possible by the beginning of June so that the BIPCO caregiver group can share what we have gathered before summer.
Link to the BIPOC booklist form
Please complete trip registration as soon as possible!
Registration Form: UA Key Experience Student Info 2022
Seniors also complete Wilderness Inquiry participant registration
Update Medical Forms (Send to Health Coordination Dan Wilder dwilder@greatriverschool.org or Adam Koehler akoeher@greatriverschool.org)
Begin Collecting Camping Gear
Look through the 10-12 Trip Packing List
Inform your student’s advisor or Adam if you need help obtaining gear
Volunteer or Donate
We need your help to make the key experiences extra special for students & staff! There are many volunteer opportunities like picking up a rental van or a trip’s worth of tents. If you don’t have time to give, there are also items you can purchase to donate. You can even order online & have them delivered directly to school! Check out our volunteer sign up here Upper Adolescent Spring Key Experiences 2022
For more information, you can watch this video recording (presented-4/26) or go through this informational slideshow. We also invite you to look over the trip COVID mitigation strategies here.
Once IB testing concludes, seniors take part in Experiential Learning in May (ELM) May 25-June 3rd. ELM is available to all students in good academic standing. While fun, ELM is still a graduation requirement, and students are expected to be there unless they are finishing up course work or if there is a medical reason they can't attend. You can find the ELM calendar link here.
Families should complete the ELM permission forms and the specific Sailing Center waiver and the Storm Drain Cleaning permission form as soon as possible. Any questions can be directed to Director of College Access and ELM leader extraordinaire Theresa Hitchens Olson (thichensolson@greatriverschool.org).
This Friday, May 27th is a normal school day. We have no school the following Monday, May 30th, for Memorial Day.
We will have no school on Monday, May 30th. Happy Memorial Day!