- The Beautiful Butterfly
- Building an Orchestra of Hope
- Carmela Full of Wishes
- Dancing Hands
- Dear Primo
- Islandborn
- Nuestra América
- Planting Stories
- Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del arcoíris

Thank you to our students for their participation and words of wisdom!

Responses have been edited for brevity. Read it in full on our blog at bit.ly/487hyny

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While this advice is catered toward 9th graders, we think many of them apply to students of all grade levels, and even college.

Do you have any advice for starting the new school year?

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- Yoga Tots: Calm Bunny by Tessa Strickland and illustrated by Estelí Meza ⁠
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If you need to talk, reach out to us at IEA or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988lifeline.org).

- The Heart Never Forgets by Ana Ot and illustrated by Hayden Goodman ⁠
- Mindful Tots: Rest & Relax / Niños Mindful: Descansa Y Relájate by Whitney Stewart and illustrated by Rocío Alejandro ⁠
- Outside In by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Cindy Derby ⁠

Here are some children's' books we recommend to help educate, advocate and support each other: ⁠
- Benji, the Bad Day, and Me by Sally J. Pla and illustrated by Ken Min ⁠
- Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss by Azam Mahdavi and illustrated by Maryam Tahmasebi⁠

- Our Nipa Hut: A Story in the Philippines by Rachell Abalos and illustrated by Gabriela Larios
- Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by Minnie Phan
- We Are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga
- Wei Skates On by Nathan Chen and illustrated by Lorraine Nam

#CelebrateAAPI

- Bharatanatyam in Ballet Shoes by Mahak Jain and illustrated by Anu Chouhan
- Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Dung Ho
- Gibberish by Young Vo
- Jenny Mei is Sad by Tracy Subisak

It’s one more way we turn curiosity into meaningful learning (and maybe a little apocalypse readiness, too).

Enroll in other summer courses like this one at bit.ly/4iXE30t

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Turns out, that's Montana!

From the abundance of freshwater to plant life, landscape and cows (there are more cows than humans), Montana is the perfect place for humanity to rebuild and defend themselves from oncoming zombie attacks.

#Montana

By analyzing fictional zombie migration patterns and learning about zombie and human impacts on the environment, they developed critical thinking, problem solving and spacial awareness skills that will ensure their long-term survival when they have to start over somewhere safer. 🗺️

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Register by Monday, July 21, 2025 at bit.ly/maker-teache...
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Huge thanks to @avnetinc.bsky.social and @hacksterio.bsky.social for donation supplies for these workshops!⁠

#GiftedEducation #TeacherTraining @joanhorvath.bsky.social

Choose from one or all sessions over 2.5 days, with content tailored to your grade level.⁠
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📐 3D Printing and Math Curriculum August 11, 9:00am-3:30pm⁠
⚡️ Electronics August 12, 9:00am-3:30pm⁠
🖥️ Project Design and Costing August 13, 9:00am-12:00pm⁠
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