Laurel Tree Charter School is a Kindergarten through 12th grade school focused on "creating the education we want for our children." With the Former site for Laurel Tree Charter School was located 4555 Valley West Blvd in Arcata, CA.

( The school is now located at 2730 Foster Avenue in Arcata, CA)

Mission: Laurel Tree's Mission is to create a sustainable model of education which provides all students with accessible curriculum, based on college preparatory standards, while developing life and social skills in a mixed age setting. (hey this is a student of laurel tree glad to see a wiki page)

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Projects

The Fall 2012 semester of ENGR215 Introduction to Design worked with Laurel Tree Charter School to design and build green educational infrastructure and apparatuses that supports K-12 education at their Arcata, CA location.

• Fall 2012 - ENGR 215 Intro to Design Projects - Laurel Tree Charter School
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  Energy use visualization Method to creatively visualize school energy use.
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  Human powered blender Two person human powered blender device
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  Newton's laws of motion apparatuses Three devices to teach Newton's laws of motion using mystery
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  Electrical wiring apparatus Device to teach series and parallel wiring using intrigue
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  Earthen oven Earthen oven for making pizza
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  Interactive green benches Amphitheater of three interactive green benches
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  Primary garden to kitchen Garden beds for primary students to grow veggies for the kitchen

Press

• Humboldt Now: Designing for a Sustainable Future