Education

Officials at Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen are waiting for the dust to settle to see how many students return to the charter school after the school board decided unanimously Oct. 26 to fire executive director Roberta Harrell, then voted 4-3 to reinstate six faculty members who were fired the week before.

As the turmoil reached its height last week, an undetermined number of parents pulled their children out of RMAE and moved them to other schools, including Evergreen and Clear Creek middle schools.

As each of the 200-plus sneaker-clad students rounded the corner of Evergreen Country Day School, they were given a quarter to place in a bucket.

The process repeated each time the students completed a lap.

In Brad Davies’ eyes, this was a chance for all of his students to give back to their school, and he hoped it would ultimately help them develop generosity as a habit.

“We’re cultivating the next generation of philanthropists,” said Davies, who is the head of school.

Conifer, Columbine students place third in international competition

A team of students from Columbine and Conifer high schools participated in the 2016 Destination Imagination Global Finals earlier this year after taking top honors at the Colorado state tournament in May.

Children at Bergen Meadow Elementary School were challenged on Monday to be first responders in their own lives by performing acts of kindness, caring for one another and reaching out to neighbors.

Principal Peggy Miller — as part of the annual Hero Day ceremony — also explained to students in preschool through second grade about the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in age-appropriate terms and reminded them of local heroes who keep them safe.