For this project students will make a couple topographical maps. The first iteration will be a map of the current elevation. The second iteration will be 10000 years from now. The student will need to calculate the slope and gradient. The students will also need to study the sediment and weather patterns that will change landscaping.

During our 6th grade camp outdoor learning experience at Cuyamaca State Park, students can choose how to document the weeklong learning and through different lenses and research topics like indigenous land and communities, native and invasive species, adventure and belonging in order to tell their story of learning so that our community sees and feel the value of this outdoor learning experience for our community that only a third of our 6th graders participate in.

Students will create a model brain, using a glowforge, where they will indicate three specific sections of the brain that are activated when at a petting zoo. They will explain how that section works in their own words and share experience they had at the petting zoo as an example of how that part of the brain was activated. Instead of making their own, they will interview another student in the class, who they will create this for. This will be displayed in our hallway. I want students to also show which parts of the brain are activated by positive experiences and how that impacts them physiciologically.

Project. Visit Big Red's Barn which is a petting zoo. Students will create a diagram of the brain on glowforge and potentially a care packege for underserved members of the community where we raise money to have them go as well.

physics concepts and how they influence theme park rides - in combination with an english class working on theme. design their own theme park ride, explain how it would work, pitch it to a panel (business owner, engineer, kids) for why it should be made. Connect ride to a book that they're reading - examine themes.

Leadership Retreat for Senior Leaders Picture a small group of thoughtful, high-agency people gathering in a beautiful corner of Spain—not to escape their work, but to return to it with sharper clarity, deeper conviction, and a steadier internal compass. Who it’s for This retreat is designed for leaders, founders, and operators who are actively shaping something that matters—whether that’s a company, a team, or a mission in the world. They’re often carrying a lot: responsibility, ambiguity, and the quiet weight of making decisions that affect others. They’re not beginners. They’re in it. And they’ve reached the point where pushing harder isn’t the answer—stepping back is. Purpose The core purpose is to create space—real space—for reflection, perspective, and recalibration. Not productivity hacks. Not surface-level networking. This is about: • Zooming out from the day-to-day grind to see the bigger picture • Reconnecting to personal values and long-term vision • Surfacing the patterns, assumptions, or blind spots shaping how they lead • Returning with clearer thinking and more grounded decision-making It’s a chance to get above the noise and remember what actually matters—then realign accordingly. Occasion The retreat serves as a deliberate pause point. For some, it’s a midpoint check-in: Am I building what I set out to build? For others, it’s a transition moment: scaling, pivoting, or navigating complexity that requires a different version of themselves as a leader. And for many, it’s simply overdue—a rare opportunity to step out of constant motion and into a setting that invites depth, honesty, and meaningful conversation. ⸻ The tone isn’t performative or polished. It’s real, spacious, and quietly powerful. Think fewer presentations, more conversations that actually change how you see things.

I am teaching a unit on "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.". This is a cross-cutting curriculum that can overlap with social studies and humanities/English. The "end product" is an anthology of student personal/autobiographical writing as well as an exhibition where students read their stories in front of a live audience.

Ultimate Playground: Students investigate forces and use what they learn to design the most incredible playground ever, with everything from swings and slides to fairground attractions and roller coasters! learn how forces make things move—whether it’s making carousels spin or skydivers fall. investigate how magnets can exert a force without contact, build their own model swings and dumbbells. Question 1: What happens when several different forces push or pull on an object at once? Q2: How can an object be pushed or pulled but not move? Q3: What do we need to know to predict the motion of objects? Q4: How can some objects push or pull one another without even touching? Q5: How can we solve a design problem by using magnets?