In The News
TEA in the News: Diamonds – The Power of Music
Alzheimer’s is such a highly challenging disease. It strips away the pieces that make you feel like yourself, and often leads to isolation. This makes people feel even more disconnected from themselves and their communities. That’s why making meaningful connections to other people is even more important for patients of Alzheimer’s and dementia. That is where middle school students from TEA stepped in.
The Aspen Collective: Building Teen Community Through Art and Music
Meet Nico Bolen. One of the founders of the Aspen Collective, a group that’s trying to build a community for local teens to celebrate and create the art they love. They were recently featured in both Moonshine Ink and the Tahoe Guide, to talk about the importance of building this artistic safe space in our small mountain town.
Class of 2023 College Acceptances
Our small but mighty Class of 2023 has big things to celebrate! In addition to celebrating a 100% acceptance rate, we are extremely proud to see our graduates find colleges and universities that meet their individual needs. And welcome to the TEA Alumni network!
TEA Seniors Design Class Service Trip in Order to Help Syrian Refugees
Move, Adapt, or Die: The Life and Times of a Syrian Refugee In the fall, the senior class of Tahoe Expedition Academy was asked to design a class service trip on their own.
+Impact School Founder, Taylor Simmers, Featured on Vicariously Podcast
Taylor explains in the podcast how the adolescent brain responds better when leaving its comfort zone and how their curriculum empowers students to reach their full potential while cultivating intellectual growth, character, and confidence.
Class of 2017 College Acceptances
Our college admissions and acceptances are growing every day with this senior class! The UC system is on a roll and showing us the love! UC Santa Cruz just accepted a few of our students and more decisions are on their way.
TEA Students Build Remotely Operated Vehicles for Research and Exploration
Our students are challenged with real-life problems. For this +Impact Study, students had to create a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that could monitor environmental concerns in aquatic ecosystems.
In the News: +Impact School Featured in Recent Financial Times Story
The Financial Times recently visited our school to investigate Silicon Valley’s role in bringing personalized learning to the forefront of education.
In the News: +Impact School Featured in Education Dive Article
Education Dive, an education industry news site, intervied +Impact School’s CEO on the school’s unique building design.
+Impact School Hosts “A Celebration of Learning” on February 8th
You are invited to +Impact School’s Celebration of Learning Our “Celebration of Learning” is an opportunity for +Impact students to share their learning with the public at this open house-style event.
Into the West: A Historical Look at Manifest Destiny
+Impact Students recently traveled to the southwest to deepen their understanding of Indigenous cultures and the impact that manifest destiny had on them.