by: Erica Brown
Information Night
Help us share the great things that happen at I.D.E.A.S. Academy by inviting your friends and families to attend our Information Night on Thursday, April 21st from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in room 3402. This will be the final Information Night, so please join us!
by: Sarah Williams, Étude Studios Writing Intern
IDEAS Forensics Team speaks success
Sara Bartol Foresnics Qualifier 3
by: Tad Phippen Wente
Students add some new spin to their camera lenses at Étude Studios
Mike Wiesman, owner and creative of MWMedia, met with Étude Studios Photography Interns and future photographers Tuesday, March 15, for an hour-long professional workshop about working with digital cameras and lenses.
by: Sarah Williams, Étude Studios Writing Intern
IDEAS students listen to the laureate
“We accept all words” was how U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera opened his craft talk at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee on March 4. Twelve IDEAS Academy students attended the craft talk to learn about writing process.
by: Erica Brown
I.D.E.A.S. Academy Final Shadow Day
I.D.E.A.S. Academy is offering a final Shadow Day on Tuesday, March 15th.
by: Erica Brown
IDEAS Shadow Day
I.D.E.A.S. Academy is hosting a student Shadow Day on Thursday, February 18th, from 7:55 am to 3:06 pm. Students interested in experiencing a day at I.D.E.A.S. Academy are welcome to attend. For further information, contact Erica Brown at ebrown@etudegroup.org, or visit the website at www.etudegroup.org.
by: Erica Brown
Information Night
I.D.E.A.S. Academy is hosting an information night on Tuesday, February 9th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in room 3402. I.D.E.A.S. Academy staff will provide a brief overview of the curriculum, student guided tours will be available and the evening will close with a question and answer session. All community members are welcome.
by: Kimberly Johnson
IDEAS Academy, where it's classy to rock
When I asked Rock Band student, Bayden Dassler, about the poster with dumpsters on it, he explained that making a band "all about collaboration" and in...
by: Sarah Williams, Étude Studios Intern
IDEAS Exhibitions of Learning | Winter 2015 - 2016
IDEAS Academy doesn’t have finals. Finals, usually, are big examinations detailing everything learned at the end of a semester. When IDEAS students tell people that they don’t take these tests, there is generally some sort of disbelief of learning, like if we aren’t tested, we aren’t going to be prepared for the ‘real world’.
by: Kayla Guelig, IDEAS Junior and Youth Tutoring Youth Participant
IDEAS Academy Junior Gains Experience in Classroom Tutoring Area Youth
Junior Kayla Guelig leaves Journalism Seminar a few minutes early each day to spend time pursuing her dream: becoming an educator. As part of the SASD Youth-Tutoring-Youth Program (YTY), Guelig works with a teacher to assist young learners in the classroom. YTY supports students’ exploration of their future goals, helping them with post-secondary planning. Here, Kayla shares briefly about her experience so far and why she loves working with youth:
