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April 22, 2013
Journey School in Aliso Viejo Named U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School (PDF)
Press Contact for Green Ribbon: Jane Gillespie Public Relations (949) 733-2198
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Press Coverage
The following stories have appeared in local media and distinguished online sources:
- Teach Your Children Well (p. 42, Coast Magazine, May 2013)
- Journey School Named Green Ribbon School (UCCE Master Gardeners News, April 2013)
- Charter school first in O.C. to win Green Ribbon Award (OC Register, April 2013)
- Journey: First school in county to win Green Ribbon (Aliso Viejo Patch, April 2013)
- State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Congratulates Four California Schools, One District On Being Named National California Green Ribbon School Award Winners (Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production Magazine, April 2013)
- 5 Questions with Shaheer Faltas, Journey School executive director (OC Register, February 2013)
- Aliso Viejo school nominated for U.S. Green Ribbon (OC Register, February 2013)
- California 2013 Green Ribbon Schools Announced (Green Schools Initiative, February 2013)
- State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Nominates Four Schools, One School District as 2013 U.S. Green Ribbon Schools (CA Dept. of Ed. Press Release, February 2013)
- Journey Charter School Nominated for Green Ribbon (Aliso Viejo Patch, February 2013)
- Explore the Waldorf way (OC Family Magazine, November 2012)
- O.C.’s 13 charter schools growing, filling niches (OC Register, October 2012)
- On Digital Literacy in the Common Core Era (Education Week, August 2012 — Journey featured on p. 12)
- Teaching technology in a no-tech classroom (OC Register, July 2012)
- School Program Teaches Students How to Be Ethical Online (Aliso Viejo Patch, July 2012)
- A Successful Journey (Saddleback Valley News from OC Register, June 2012)
- 10 O.C. grads who will change the world — Journey alumnus, Emma (OC Register, June 2012)
- Accomplishments of 10 O.C. grads who will change the world — Journey alumnus, Emma (OC Register, June 2012)
- Journey Students Sing, Dance and Toe Whistle for Talent Show (Aliso Viejo Patch, June 2012)
- Journey School’s Environmental Education Program Shines (California Charter Schools Association Blog, May 2012)
- Three Ways to Find Happiness on Facebook (Huffington Post, May 2012) — Mention of Journey School’s innovative CyberCivics program
- New Media Literacy Education: A Developmental Approach (PDF) (National Association for Media Literacy Education’s Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2012)
- Journey School welcomes spring with May Faire (OC Register, May 2012)
- Teaching Digital Citizenship in a No-Tech Classroom (Common Sense Media Webinar, 2012)
- Journey School’s Eco-Literacy Program (KUCI: Real People of Orange County with Kimberlee Martin, 2012)
- Eco-Education Grows at Journey School (Aliso Viejo Patch, April 2012)
- 2 Dana Point women get Wyland Foundation eco-honor (OC Register, April 2012)
- Environmentally-conscious community heroes recognized (CBS LA – Wyland Foundation Earth Month Heroes, April 2012)
- Television news coverage of Cyreine’s rainwater harvesting project (KCAL9 news at 4:30pm and 9pm, April 2012)
- Where Every Day is Earth Day (Aliso Viejo Patch, April 2012)
- Journey School celebrates Earth Day (OC Register, April 2012)
- Eighth grader designs rainwater harvesting project (OC Register, April 2012)
- Journey School Puts Art in Every Lesson (Aliso Viejo Patch, March 2012)
- Cyber Civics at Journey School (iKeepSafe, March 2012)
- A Guide to Orange County Charter Schools (CBS LA Local, February 2012)
- Waldorf Education in Public Schools: Educators adopt — and adapt — this developmental, arts-rich approach (Harvard Education Letter, Nov/Dec 2011)
- Journey School hosts 6th annual Harvest Faire (OC Register, November 2011)
- Why Common Sense Media’s Curriculum Worked for Our School (Common Sense Media Educatorblog, September 2011)
- Journey School celebrates spring with May Day Faire (OC Register, May 2011)
About Journey School
Journey School, the first public charter school in the Capistrano Unified School District, opened its doors on February 14, 2000. The school was started by a group of committed parents and teachers who believed they could offer a distinct educational alternative by using Steiner (Waldorf) based educational methods in a public school setting.
Waldorf, the fastest growing independent school movement in the world, operates under the philosophy that in order to develop critical thinking, a child needs an active and creative imagination. Within the Journey School classroom, teachers masterfully blend academic and artistic disciplines so that the whole child is involved in every aspect of learning. This integration of mind, body and heart allows each child’s intellect to unfold at its own pace and to reach its full potential.
7 WAYS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT JOURNEY SCHOOL
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- Read Chapter 2 of our School Charter document to better understand our educational program
- Watch videos and read research on public Waldorf education
- Explore our innovative programs in Eco-Literacy, Digital Literacy, and Social Literacy
- Read about our Waldorf Teacher Training program
- See what specialty classes we offer
- Read the 5 Points of Parent Participation (PDF)
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- Only Aliso Viejo school competing for $50,000 music grant seeks community votes on Beethoven’s birthday
- 7th Annual Harvest Faire returns to Orange County November 3rd
- Journey School’s environmental education program shines
- Inspiring 13 year old digs her rainwater harvesting project
- Journey School welcomes spring with annual May Day celebration
