Durango Arts Center to host holiday camp
Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will host the School’s Out Camp Art: Around the World from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 22, 23, 29 and 30.
The cost is $40 for center members and $50 for all others. Participants will explore art from around the world. People can sign up for one or all of the classes.
New projects, cultures and materials will be discovered each day.
To register, visit www.DurangoArts.org/Education.
Southwest eSchool accepting enrollments
The Southwest Colorado eSchool is accepting enrollments from regional students for the spring 2015 semester starting Jan. 7.
Students can enroll for full-time study and earn an online diploma. Students also may consult with their current school counselor if they are interested in a blended learning model involving both face-to-face and online coursework, an option of this online school only.
The eSchool is a public online school serving secondary students in grades seven to 12. Enrollments are open to any student from the nine districts of Southwest Colorado spanning Dove Creek to Pagosa Springs. The school is a service of the San Juan Board of Cooperative Education Services and is accredited by the Colorado Department of Education.
Interested students and families may inquire or register on the eSchool website.
Information and registration nights will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 8 at Durango Learning Center, 215 N. 13th St.; and from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Dolores Learning Center, 100 N. 6th St. in Dolores.
For more information, visit www.southwestcoloradoeschool.org or call 403-0946.
Christian school announces events
Columbine Christian School, 1775 Florida Road, announces these events:
There will be no school through Friday.
The school’s Christmas production of “A Play in a Manger” will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Seventh-day Adventist Church auditorium. The admission is free.
For more information, call 259-1189 or visit www.columbinechristian.com.
Nicoll Hunt joins sustainability team
Nicoll Hunt of Pagosa Springs was selected to be a member of the Campus Sustainability Team at Fort Lewis College’s Environmental Center.
Hunt’s major is environmental studies. The center’s Sustainability Team seeks to engage the FLC community in actions to improve the overall sustainability of the campus.
The team works with students, the FLC Physical Plant, faculty and staff members to focus attention on issues such as energy and water use, green purchasing, alternative transportation options and personal health and wellness. The team also runs events and other programming such as the Sustainability Summit.
The center works to connect students to opportunities to create change. Each year, the center selects student leaders through a competitive application process. Selected students work on small teams in a nonprofit like setting to address the critical environmental and social issues facing the world.
Herald Staff
