Forest Charter News Today

Staff Writer

It is five years ago this week since preparations were under way to mark a significant date in the history of Epping Forest. 

Practically every school student knows about the Magna Carta. In contrast, few are acquainted with the Charter of the Forests – the Carta de Foresta.

Locals win gold at World Rafting Championships; TRPA cracks down on illegal mooring; Timy Dutton Truckee Duckee Derbee on June 18; and more

From a press release:

Dear students, parents/guardians, and community members: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has mandated that all schools in California require face coverings for all indoor classrooms. This applies to both students and staff. While we can respectfully understand the frustrations being expressed, we believe it is important for the following to be factored into the processing of this state-directed mandate and the impact on all of our Nevada County schools. This requirement to man...

Where: Bear River’s football field — 11130 Magnolia Road, Grass Valley Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning graduates toss their hats into the air following their two-at-a-time ceremony Friday morning in Nevada City. Photo: Elias Funez An in-person graduation ceremony was held Friday evening at the Pioneer Park band shell for Bitney High School. The school graduated 34 seniors, the largest graduating class in the history of the school despite the challenges of the pandemic. Families wer...

Dear students, parents, guardians, and community members: As the 2020-21 school year comes to a close, we are grateful for the patience, flexibility and perseverance that students, parents, and staff exhibited during these unprecedented times.

Educationally Speaking May 4, 2021 Tonight, on Educationally Speaking, we are talking to a panel of guests about how our Nevada County schools are and will be working with Social Emotional Learning, SEL, for our teachers and students alike. Our guests consist of local leaders like Andrea Marks, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Accountability for Nevada County Superintendent of Schools, Emily Gallup, an MFT certified counselor who works with Forest Charter and Grass Valley School dist...

Submitted to The Union On a mission to teach their students about descriptive writing while guiding them to impact their community, student teacher Alicia Frost Vandevorst and teacher Michelle Litton Ogaidi organized “The Mirror Project.” They challenged their students — the sixth- through eighth-grade PACE program at Forest Charter School — to set a scene through a piece of descriptive writing, which 26 local artists then used as inspiration for pieces of art meant to reflect the stude...