{"id":109192,"key":"Trillium_Charter_School","title":"Trillium Charter School","latest":{"id":1157703,"timestamp":"2025-04-03T23:10:14Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{Organization data}}\n\nTrillium Charter School is a TK - 5th grade charter school located in Arcata, California. In 2023, Trillium partnered with [[Cal Poly Humboldt]] to build products and infrastructure that teach science and sustainability on the Trillium Charter School Campus.\n\nTrillium Charter School focuses on mixed age learning in multi-grade classes with a strong school- wide environmental science, art education and social/emotional learning program.  The community philosophy is guided by the Trillium Values: \"Honor Differences, Respect Others and the Earth, Always Try Your Best, and Everyone is Welcome.\" Trillium is currently enrolling for next school year in all grades.\n\n== Projects ==\n\nThe Spring 2023 semester of [[ENGR215 Introduction to Design]] worked with Trillium Charter School to design products and infrastructure that teach math, science, and sustainability. This year's projects were generously sponsored by [https://arcatasunrise.org/ The Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise]!\n\n<gallery caption=\"[[E215 Introduction to Design projects|Spring 2023 - ENGR 215 Intro to Design Projects]] - Trillium Charter School\">\nFile:Dropping Mechanism1.gif|<big>'''[[Trillium Charter School custom Galton board|Galton Board]]'''</big><br>A custom Galton board for exploring probability.\n\nFile:Completed Busy Board at Trillium -- cropped.jpg|<big>'''[[Trillium Charter School busy board|Busy Board]]'''</big><br>A busy board to entertain and educate students waiting in line for lunch.\n\nFile:Paper_Press_Trillium_Charter.png|<big>'''[[Trillium Charter School paper maker|Paper Maker]]'''</big><br>A paper making station and machine to enhance the paper making and pen pal experience at Trillium.\n\nFile:Trillium powerwashing.jpg|<big>'''[[Trillium Charter School math paths|Math Paths]]'''</big><br>Various math paths including shape-based and fraction-based hopscotch and a protractor 3-point line.\n\nFile:TeamPhotoSink.jpg|<big>'''[[Trillium Charter School solar warm water sink|Solar Sink]]'''</big><br>A solar thermal warm water sink so students can watch their hands before eating.\n\nFile:FinalProject HoldMyBench!.jpg|<big>'''[[Trillium Charter School cob bench with tunnel|Cob Bench]]'''</big><br>An cob bench with an integrated tunnel.\n</gallery>\n\n{{Page data\n| description = At Trillium Charter School, students learn about nature and science in mixed-age groups. Appropedia shares their approach to education.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Cal Poly Humboldt]]\n[[Category:Engr205 Introduction to Design]]\n[[Category:K-12 education]]\n[[Category:Service learning]]\n[[Category:Trillium Charter School]]"}