“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” – Margaret J. Wheatley
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WLOS/ABC News A local college and middle school worked together to help a mountain community connect with its past. Owen Middle School and Warren Wilson College dedicated a mural and plot of river cane in a ceremony at the middle school Wednesday afternoon. It was part of the Natural Impact Initiative, which aims to raise
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Here at Owen (OMS) we have the best tutors, special thanks to Ms. Krasutsky, Mr. Cooper, and Ms. Pawelek.
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Students at Owen Middle School hosted children from Black Mountain Primary (BMP) School May 2-3 to show them the Natural Impact Initiative on campus that illustrates the mutually beneficial relationship between plants and animals. Afterward, students from BMP wrote letters of appreciation to the middle school. Here are some of the letters they sent (some
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Read More Buncombe County Schools believes in teaching the whole child with personalized, engaging hands-on experiences. Experiential environmental learning helps our students become successful, responsible stewards of the Swannanoa Valley community. In keeping with these beliefs, the Owen School District has been looking for ways to partner students of various age levels with each other
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The summer of 2016 was busy for Owen Middle School (OMS) science teacher Brittany Krasutsky. She, along with 10 other middle and high school educators from around North Carolina, traveled to Singapore in mid-July. Their mission was to learn about the best practices of teaching science, engineering, and mathematics from their counterparts in one of
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OMS obtained grants and donations from a variety of sources to be able to take the Natural Impact Initiative project into phases two and three. We were able to hire and partner with the Asheville Design Center to create a conceptual design for the entire 40 plus acre property which includes phases, detailed projects, vision
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Brittany Krasutsky special to The Black Mountain News Charles D. Owen Middle School students and staff have been developing the plants and paths on their 40-acre campus but were challenged to find the time and people to maintain them. Their solution was to partner with students at Owen High School for a day of helping
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Mural artist Lara Nguyen of Warren Wilson College has designed a mural to be painted on the retaining wall behind the OMS baseball field. This artwork reflects the natural and cultural heritage of the Swannanoa Valley, incorporating butterflies, a geodesic dome, Cherokee basket designs and endangered pollinators. We invite the community (all ages) to come
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Owen Middle School has completed the first phase of its Natural Impact Initiative on campus and now…invites the public—residents, parents, staff and students—to its Community Stakeholder meeting at 5:30pm Tuesday, May 10 in the school media center. The school will showcase ideas generated by Asheville Design Center in partnership with the school’s Natural Impact Initiative
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Brittany Krasutsky special to The Black Mountain News Last fall, Warren Wilson College faculty reached out to Owen District principals to talk about how the schools be more effective partners. “There is a lot of service happening in the local public schools and after-school programs,” Annie Jonas, the college’s education department chair, wrote in an
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