Tag: Joyner Elementary

  • City Heights Students Learn by Running Their Own Micro City

    Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español It’s a typical Wednesday afternoon for Veronica Lias’ fifth graders at Joyner Elementary School in City Heights. She’s reviewing everything the students have learned about the respiratory system before the test they’ll take the next day. “You breathe air in through your . . .” she prompts.…

  • A Tale of Two Schools Thinking Deeper

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Emily Alpert Published May 4, 2011 on “The Rainbow Fish” is a beautiful tale: A shimmering fish gives away its glittery scales one by one to befriend others. It’s often seen as a parable about sharing and selfishness. But one kid at Torrey Pines Elementary pointed out in an essay…