TEA ADVENTURES
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 Class of 2024 Senior Intensive Projects
A successful individual Senior Intensive is a graduation requirement, but more importantly, it is an opportunity to demonstrate your highest level of learning at TEA.
Community Campus Update
For the first time, we have the opportunity to purchase our beloved campus and ensure the School’s long-term feasibility for generations to come. In short, this is the most unique opportunity in the history of TEA! Read more for the specifics.
7th-Grade Monterey Trip: Invasive Species, Flora and Fauna, Biodiversity and Classic TEA Adventure
There were plenty of challenges, successes, and silly moments and along the way we found opportunities to embrace ALL of TEA’s character traits.
TEA’s 2nd Annual Grandparents and Friends’ Day was a HUGE hit!
We had 70 visitors to campus for a wonderful afternoon that included a deep dive into our character traits, student performances, interactive classroom lessons and more. Thanks to everyone who helped make this new tradition so spectacular. We look forward to doing it again next year!
Springtime on a Farm in Cool, CA
TEA 7th Graders had a productive trip to 49er Farm last week, where they helped prep the garden for Spring planting. It was hard, messy work and the students even impressed themselves with how much they accomplished. But they also got to enjoy a beautiful sunset, and some quiet moments of reflection on this beautiful property in Cool, CA.
Alumni Spotlight: Gianna Putnam
Giana set off in fall of ‘20 for Chapman University, excited to study health sciences with a minor in Nutrition. However, her journey to her bachelor’s degree (expected June 2024) was not a straight line and she definitely exhibited TEA character traits of advocacy, perseverance and responsibility in order to pursue her passion. We recently caught up with her and are excited to share the following Q&A.
4th-Graders Combat Foul Weather With Positive Attitudes on Recent Coast Trip
A recent 4th grade trip to the coast is a great example of why we do what we do here at TEA.Students were challenged by rain, car travel and homesickness…but they still rallied, found the positivity, and had quite a bit of fun. Along the way they examined examples of erosion at Stinson Beach, spoke to a ranger about the slow and fast changes happening at Point Reyes, learned about the history of the mission system in Sonoma, and made the most out of campsite living through both sunshine and quite a bit of rain.
2024 Junior Theater Festival Appreciations and Reflections
Tahoe Expedition Academy’s first-ever appearance at the JFT could not have gone better! Thank you to each and everyone of you who made it possible. In particular, we’d like to appreciate our very own Beth Gamboa for not only her tireless commitment to our school, but for also demonstrating the same passion for our students and their craftsmanship as she did in her recap that was recently shared with our parents! We love you Beth!
Fall 2023 Middle School Choir performance of “Africa”
A huge thank you to the Middle School Choir for spending their first semester with Miss Emily! We are so excited to see where we go from here. Keep singing & keep shining!
2nd-Grade Visit to the Nevada Humane Society in Reno
For the past several weeks our 2nd-grade crew has been learning all about our four legged friends and how we can best love and care for them through their “Humane Education” project. Their guiding question for the project is “What problems do animals in the Tahoe/Reno area face?”
The goals of this service learning unit are based around developing empathy and building knowledge around government, animal welfare and while practicing writing and presentation skills. Check out this trip report from our 2nd-Grade Crew Leader Marisa Capellan and the Half Moon Crew’s field study to nearby Reno, Nevada.