“I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term tool.”
– Tom Stoppard
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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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Read More Trip to Singapore … Eleven middle school and high school educators from North Carolina traveled to Singapore July 15-24 to learn about the best practices of teaching science and mathematics from their counterparts in one of the world’s most-acclaimed education systems. Ms. Krasutsky shares this op ed on the purpose of the trip and…
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The trip was sponsored by the Burroughs Welcome Fund (BWF) Scholars Program (which Ms. Krasutsky is a member of), in partnership with the University of North Carolina system and four UNC universities, including UNC Asheville. The program’s goal is to better prepare science and mathematics teachers for N.C. public school classrooms by increasing teacher confidence…
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Asheville Citizen Times Article A Buncombe County teacher is among 11 middle and high school educators from North Carolina who will travel to Singapore this month to learn about best practices of teaching mathematics and science. The trip will take place July 15-24. Brittany Krasutsky, a science teacher at Owen Middle School, was one of the…
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Mebane Rash CEO edNC Brittany Krasutsky is a 7th grade science teacher at Charles D. Owen Middle School (OMS), where she has taught for four years. Teaching has been a part of Brittany’s career since the early nineties after a prior career in sales and marketing. Brittany traveled the world working with business owners and was an integral part of two successful startup companies. 6/14/2016
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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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