Education

Jason McBride Doesn’t Accept “No” | The ACTIONISTS Series

April 26, 2021 Like 0 Shavonne Blades

Jason McBride is soft-spoken and unassuming; but, his voice resonates throughout the community. After years of working in gang outreach, he launched The McBride Impact in 2019, providing community-based education for underprivileged and at-risk youth. The McBride Impact consists of F.R.E.S.H.…

Camps

Time to Bring Back Joy: Summer programs, families prepare for Summer Camps with COVID

March 31, 2021 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

I met Sarah Fils during a hike in Eldorado Canyon State Park. Her two young kids climbed on boulders and ran down the path, enjoying the sunshine. It made me wonder how young children have processed the pandemic. From masked…

Education

To Debt or Not To Debt: Questions and Quandaries in Higher Education Finance

September 12, 2020 Like 0 Kate Foster

While we would love to have extra time to pursue our activism and creative passions, there’s something we have in common with over 44 million Americans: we graduated from college with thousands of dollars in student debt, for a national…

Community Corner

Smart Directory – Yellow Scene Magazine

September 6, 2019 Like 0 editor

. . Schools Art Parlando School for the Arts, 303-442-0006, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, www.parlando.org Tara Performing Arts High School, 303-440-4510, 4180 19th St., Boulder, www.tarahighschool.org Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, 303-753-6046, 1600 Pierce St., Denver, http://www.rmcad.edu Charter…

Community Corner

School Open Houses – Yellow Scene Magazine

September 6, 2019 Like 0 editor

. . BOULDER Bixby School Private, preschool-grade 5 4760 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder Kindergarten: Oct. 12 at 5-6 p.m., Oct. 26 at 9:30-10:30 a.m. All School (preschool and elementary programs): Nov. 2 at 9-10:30 a.m., Dec. 5 at 9-10:30 a.m.…

Features

The Pedagogy of the Impressed

January 27, 2019 Like 0 Associate Editor

I can still remember the feeling of a teacher telling me, “I’m sorry, but I just can’t teach you.” I was a sophomore in high school. To this day, his honesty baffles me. He explained to me that with the…

Features

Made in America Redux: Return of the Trade Degree

August 27, 2018 Like 0 De La Vaca

“Made in America”: the phrase that was once synonymous with manufacturing excellence, the product of a place and a people steeped in deep histories of craftsmanship, creativity, and vocational trade know- how. But it’s been said that times change, and…

Features

The Future is the Past: High School Vocational Training

August 27, 2018 Like 0 Jonah Svihus

If you were anything like me, high school was about football, young love, and passing standardized tests. It was a turbulent time. It required a delicate balance of socialization, academics, and existential dread for the future.

Notables

Temple’s Grand Ideas

March 22, 2018 Like 0 De La Vaca

Temple Grandin met up with me in the restaurant at the Hilton in Ft. Collins, a place where she’s a regular and the staff know her quirks. We discussed her work with autistic folks over family style appetizers. I began…

A Bolder Life

In the Service of Students: Educational Options in CO

January 22, 2018 Like 0 Sarah Hockel

America’s education system is mired in antiquity. What would happen to students if we stuck to one philosophy? Or, instead of the band aid approach to student struggles of more classes, more work, and more pressure, what if we advocated…