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Get on the bus, the walking bus

Proctor Terrace mom Kathy Doig leads a walking school bus to the Bryden Lane campus.     Thursday, May 10 is Bike to Work Day but what about the school kids? A bunch of schools around Sonoma County are taking advantage of the great spring weather and using "walking school [...]

By | May 8th, 2012|0 Comments

Kawana students graduate from G.R.E.A.T program

 Fourth through sixth graders at Kawana Elementary School in Santa Rosa have completed the G.R.E.A.T. – Gang Resistance Education and Training – program. Take a look at the photos from their graduation ceremony Thursday.  The program, established in Arizona in 1991 and implemented nationally two years later, is new to [...]

By | December 5th, 2011|0 Comments

Kawana Elementary set to become K-8 charter

Kawana Elementary School is on its way to becoming a K-8 charter school with a focus on math and science, according to Bellevue Superintendent Tony Roehrick. The move is being made to address students’ need to master algebra by ninth grade and to take the school, which is in Year 5 sanctions [...]

By | July 27th, 2011|0 Comments

Avance parenting program graduates first class

About 34 parents in Santa Rosa and Petaluma graduated from the inaugural year of the Avance Parent-Child Education Program earlier this month after completing the year-long, intensive program. The curriculum, from a nationally-recognized program developed in San Antonio 38 years ago, was brought to Kawana Elementary School in Santa Rosa [...]

By | June 20th, 2011|0 Comments

UPDATED: More about the Avance parenting class

UPDATE: The story about Avance didn't run in today's paper but is now slated to go this weekend. So for now, consider this blog item a sneak peek. _______ A story about the parenting program Avance that is now in its first year at Kawana Elementary in Santa Rosa and [...]

By | January 27th, 2011|1 Comment

Kawana’s Walk and Roll photos are here

Better (a little late) than never, here are some shots from Kawana Elementary’s successful International Walk and Roll to School Day on Oct. 6. According to Kawana’s team leader Bobbi Cardwell, 138 students walked, another four cycled to school and they had one student get to campus by way of [...]

By | October 14th, 2010|0 Comments