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...nts’ understanding of their world.” uring the past year, a group of Chabot Elementary parents and educators have been investigating the possibility of open- ing a small public middle school in North Oakland. The co-founders of the project, Rachel Wylde and Vicki Hammarstedt, recently received a federal development grant, administered by the California State Department of Education, for designing and implementing a charter middle school in the area. The school, called The Global School, is s...

— by Rachel Hart M.S., Speech-Language Pathologist, Claremont Middle School

...the returning 8th A special thanks to community members Frankie Juarbe, Tom Branca and Sukhjiven Dhesi for contributing time and resources to this project. Anyone interested in volunteering to help maintain the garden is welcome to contact Rachel Hart at rachel.hart@ ousd.org. n Photos by Rachel Hart Many of the academ­ ic concepts the students are learning in their day-to-day curriculum can be applied to gardening and cooking. By the end of the school year, they will have had the opportuni...

By Rachel Hart MS

by Rachel Hart MS., Speech-Language Pathologist, Claremont Middle School