Fall/Winter 2018
News from the North Woods
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We are in need of the items below. Remember, your ‘in-kind’ donations are tax-deductible.
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The Audubon Center of the North Woods continues to grow in its role as the largest authorizer of charter schools in Minnesota, with a portfolio of 36 schools. Last Spring, the ACNW board of directors approved a new elementary school in the Bemidji area, Aurora Waasakone Community of Learners. The school will open in fall 2019 and plans to serve approximately 80 students grades K-6 with a placebased learning program that increases students’ environmental literacy, connection to community, and academic skills. We are also pleased to share that the Minnesota :LOGà RZHU 0RQWHVVRUL 6FKRROV ZZZ ZLOGà RZHUVFKRROV RUJ PQ ZLOO RSHQ WKLV Fall at two sites in Minneapolis – Lirio Montessori, a dual-language Spanish-English program, and Acorn Montessori, a tri-lingual Spanish-Chinese-English program. Each site will serve approximately 30 students in preschool through kindergarten. As the number of schools we authorize grows, so does our charter division staff. We are extremely excited to welcome Nalani McCutcheon to our Charter School Division team in the role of Academic Performance and Accountability Manager. Nalani came on board this August. She comes to us from Cannon River STEM School (www.cannonriverstemschool.org), a charter school authorized by ACNW and committed to environmental education, where she had been the founding executive director since 2009. Prior to starting Cannon River STEM School, Nalani served for eight years as the Executive Director for River Bend Nature Center. She has a Master’s in Environmental Education from the University of WisconsinStevens Point, and prior to leading River Bend Nature Center she worked for the School Nature Area Project, which helped 211 Minnesota schools set up and use nature areas within walking distance of the classroom. Nalani is a great addition to our team, greatly expanding our ability to provide quality and effective academic oversight while adding to our team’s environmental education skills, knowledge and experience. For more information on ACNW’s roles as a charter school authorizer, please check out our Charter School Division’s website at www.auduboncharterschools.org.
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