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Taking the Common Core standards outside.

Sacramento Public Art Virtual Tour

Sacramento Public Art Virtual Tour

Visit Sacramento for the public art. Visit for the State Capitol and the history. Stick around for the Farm to Fork restaurants and the public art.  Sacramento venues are beginning to slowly open to the public under strict COVID-19 regulations, but public art is always available from the safety of a car or on a socially-distanced […]

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Opportunity Roundup

Opportunity Roundup

This past Monday I heard about another teacher whose band played in downtown Sacramento over the weekend. Then our school psychologist mentioned he was heading out to sign books (his own) at a pop-up bookstore one of our school counselors had created with his wife.  Me? I was sleepily plodding through my Monday after staying […]

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Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Announces Free Events

Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Announces Free Events

As temperatures warm up, your thoughts might turn to gardening. One of the Sacramento region’s most interesting places to pick up gardening tips is the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, which also dabbles in local history. The cemetery was established in 1849 and provides a resting place for many of California’s early pioneers and historical figures. […]

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Opportunity Roundup

Opportunity Roundup

Family obligations that include caring for elderly relatives have left me with little time to blog lately, but my mailboxes have continued to fill with opportunities for outdoor and alternative education. Hopefully, many families with young children were able to spend some time outdoors this past Thanksgiving season. REI, the outdoor gear store, closes its […]

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Sewer District Lists 2019 Open Trail Dates

Sewer District Lists 2019 Open Trail Dates

We hadn’t been on the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District’s nature trails in almost a year, so we jumped at the chance of a bird watching hike when the e-mail invite landed in my inbox. A bunch of people beat me to the reply button, though, and Sacramento Sewer placed us on a waiting list. […]

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