Week of November 6, 2017

Week of November 6, 2017

Week of November 6, 2017 This was a short week with the Veteran’s Day holiday and not quite as eventful as last week! Students continued their studies of public speaking and TED talks and started making more formal plans for our temporary farm space here in...
Week of October 30, 2017

Week of October 30, 2017

Week of October 30, 2017 This has been our busiest off-farm activity so far! This week, the students continued to study TED talks and explore the science and agriculture of coastal plains. But they spent far more time outside working on projects, attending VSU...
Week of October 23, 2017

Week of October 23, 2017

Week of October 23, 2017 Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners. ~John Holt There has been lots of activity at LoSU this week! In English this week students continued their TED talk unit by watching and discussing...
Friday, October 20, 2017

Friday, October 20, 2017

Friday, October 20, 2017 Another busy day to end a busy week!  The day started with students attending Virginia State University’s Small Ruminant Field Day. The morning was spent listening to Dr. Steve Hart from Langston University and Dr. Adnan Yusuf from...
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Thursday, October 19, 2017 Moving Day….Sort Of…. Sometimes it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Our lead teacher, Sandy Miller, knows someone associated with HKS Richmond, an architect firm located in RVA. HKS is undergoing an office remodel and they generously...