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Impulsar el éxito de los estudiantes a través de la mentoría: aporta tus habilidades a un programa que realmente funciona

When you show genuine interest in high school students, they tell you all kinds of things:…
¿Odias la basura en las autopistas? Conoce a Mark. Luego inscríbete para unirte a él.

One thing we’ve learned is that there’s no end to the cleaning: if you start, you…
Las comunidades están formadas por historias. Cuenta la tuya.

What is a story in your family or community feels important to preserve right now? What…
There’s community magic in making art together

What happens when we create art together? A whole lot! Join us in Hamllik Park on…
Back in school again

For me, it was a Wednesday morning commitment where I mentored/tutored individual or small groups of…
And so I pick it up

Why do I pick up trash? Why don’t I just let somebody else do it? Well,…
Dad’s goodbye: A Father’s Day reminiscence

My father died at the age of 72. I had just turned 30 — my parents…
Why wildflowers along SR-14? So many reasons.

It was out there last spring that I thought, why don’t we do more than just…
Robust local newspapers: democracy can’t do without them

The decline in local journalism results in higher costs for running local government, greater public health…
Why the nativity scene still resonates so powerfully

By Nancy Turner In 1223, Saint Francis of Assisi created a nativity scene to help children…
All kids deserve a safe way to get to school

A couple of months ago, as I was waiting with about 50 people outside the Washougal…
Quitting the rat race, in France

Eric and Fiona Engebretson, long-time educators in the Washougal and Battle Ground public school systems, decided…
Why I joined the Ivy League

If you’re new to the ivy issue, you may be wondering what all the hysteria is…
Getting to the good by acknowledging the bad

As a mother and a teacher of preschool children — and as a dance teacher to…
A great bird hotel, conveniently located at a geological intersection

The large variety of birds found at Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge is due to a natural…
America as an exceptional work in progress: a history teacher’s view

“We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union….” With…
Helping students through the pandemic: It’s been a wild ride

As I write this, a couple hundred seniors are preparing for this evening’s graduation ceremony at…
The happiness sport

Pickleball is booming in Washougal, and Lynda Boesel, president of the Camas-Washougal chapter of the Columbia…
At school, the most reluctant students can teach the most remarkable lessons

here’s been a lot of debate in our society lately about what schools teach students, and…
My journey on the Cape Horn Trail

I discovered the Cape Horn Trail long ago, when I learned from a fellow hiker that…
Steigerwald: Its future is finally here

After being closed for two years for a major restoration project, the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife…
Teaching during COVID: Cherish the coconuts

I’m a middle school teacher, and have been in the classroom since 1997. In that time…
Taking out the trash together

OK, I expected something, but not this. A few weeks ago, on a cold but blessedly…
Easing the transition from Afghanistan

Refugees from Aghanistan are making new homes in the United States, and Ukranains fleeing war will…
Welcome to the ECCA blog!

As anyone who’s a routine reader of blogs knows, blogs are a forum where one or…
The lie of the ‘kumbaya’ moment

As an American, I watched the run-up to the 2008 presidential election with great interest. Either of…