Silverton Middle School and our three Rwandan guests are heading to Fort Collins and Denver for field work. We will be leaving Tuesday, November 27th and coming back to Silverton Friday, November 30th.

We will be collaborating with Polaris EL School, CSU faculty, and we will be visiting media outlets on the Front Range.

Permission slips should be turned in to Mrs. B. by Tuesday, November 20th. Field Work fees should be turned in to Evelyn next week.

 Middle School permisson slips are due TOMORROW: Tuesday, October 30th. Permission slips need to be signed and turned into Mrs. Barszcz. Middle School students are headed to Albuquerque, New Mexico next week for field work. 

Have questions? Contact Mrs. B @ (970) 387-5543

 As a result of fundraising through a bake sale, donation letter, and a successful Gallery Night, the Silverton Middle School has raised over $4500!!! 

This means we can go on field work to Albuquerque, Denver, and Fort Collins; it also means we can support two Rwandan students and one Rwandan teacher coming to Silverton for 6 weeks. 

Thanks to everyone for supporting the Middle School. We couldn't do this without you!

Middle School students are traveling to Durango on Tuesday, October 16th for field work at Fort Lewis and The Durango Herald.

Students should be at school at 7:30am since we will be leaving for Durango at 7:45am. We will return at 7:00pm.

Students need to bring a lunch, water bottle, swimsuit and towel.

For the full itinerary, click on the document link at the bottom of the page.

Where: San Juan Backcountry Headquarters (On the corner next to the Brown Bear)

Time: 1pm-4pm

Date: Friday 10/5/12

??? 970-387-5544

Stop by for some delicious treats that benefit the Silverton Middle School's quest to bring a Rwandan teacher and students to Silverton to enhance our learning as we study Africa.

Discounted tours to Animas Forks also available! $40 for a 2 hour tour on Friday, October 5th at 2:30, or Saturday, October 6th at 1:00. San Juan Backcountry will donate ALL proceeds to the Silverton Middle School African Project!

Community Members, Parents, and Friends of Silverton School!

This year the middle school has embarked on an exciting study of Africa, beginning with Rwanda.

While we wish that our field work could take us to Africa, we are instead trying to achieve the next best thing: bringing Africa to us. We have been given the unique opportunity to partner with an Expeditionary Learning School in Rwanda that is willing to send a teacher and two students to help our students learn more authentically about Rwanda.

The hope is to have our three visitors stay in Silverton for 1 month and immerse themselves into our school culture. This reciprocal learning situation will be lifechanging for all people involved.

To make this amazing experience happen, we are looking for sponsors to help purchase plane tickets for our three Rwandan visitors. Each ticket is roughly $1700.

The following link is a sponsorship letter. If you can think of someone who would like to be a part of this project, please mail them this letter asking for a donation. Checks should be sent to Silverton Public School (PO Box 128 Silverton, CO 81433). We are a tax exempt organization. Tax Exempt ID: 98-03379

We appreciate your support in connecting learning to life in
our quest to give Silverton students the most rich educational experience that we can!