Compass Stories

FIRST LEGO League + Team Chicken Wolves

April 8th, 2021

Compass's very own Chicken Wolves made the cut and are moving on to the FIRST LEGO League Challenge State Championship in Denver on April 24.

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Student Accomplishments

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STEM

A Look Back at Coding for Global Goals Venture

April 5th, 2021

Congratulations, students, on such a wonderful end to the Coding for Global Goals venture. I'm proud and happy to share that each student that started a micro:bit project finished their project, and submitted it to the do your :bit competition. There were some really wonderful student inventions that addressed the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Student Accomplishments

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STEM

A Visit With Professional NYC Actor

April 1st, 2021

Compass is fortunate to have community partners near and far. Last quarter Kayla's students had the opportunity to meet Anthony Reimer, a professional actor based in New York City.

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Community Partners

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Ventures

Fort Collins and United Arab Emirates Students Have a Meetup

March 30th, 2021

Dawn’s venture recently had a great chat with the students of Ryan International School in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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Events

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Ventures

Project-Based Learning Improves Student Performance

March 27th, 2021

A recent article entitled "Project-Based Learning Improves Student Performance Significantly According To Breakthrough Research" speaks to the clear evidence that rigorous project-based learning results in a significant boost in academic achievement for students.

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The Compass Way

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Project Based Learning

Kayla's Q3 2020-21 Virtual Theater Venture

March 24th, 2021

The third-quarter theater venture has become a tradition at our young school, and I didn't want to lose another thing to the pandemic. So here's what we did!

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Student Accomplishments

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Ventures

Science Fair Winners Learn From Nature

March 19th, 2021

Compass students, Leilani and Chloe, are celebrating some big science wins! Their biomimicry project has received the three awards and they are moving on to the state science fair on April 8th!

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Student Accomplishments

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Environment

Career Interviews Continue for Seniors

March 1st, 2021

This week, Compass Community Collaborative School seniors met Jules Davies, commercial and editorial photographer. Career interviews are a part of the Compass curriculum and help prepare students for real jobs in the real world.

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Community Partners

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Futures