Archive for “Chimborazo ES”
Ongoing clothing drive for Chimborazo Elementary
Chimborazo Elementary School needs your help as we approach the coldest months of winter. They need boys and girls: clean and gently used or new coats, winter gloves and hats. Contact: Caitlin Roberts, Communities In Schools Site Coordinator at croberts@cisofrichmond.org or (804) 780-8392 ext 321 for more info. [VIA]
Mobile food pantry seeking volunteers
Looking for an opportunity to help? Give 2 hours and volunteer with the monthly mobile food pantry at Chimborazo Elementary School on Tuesday, December 6 from 6-8PM.
Props for Chimbo’s push for IB
Style Weekly looks at the push for IB at Chimbo: Parents in the neighborhood around Chimborazo have been working with the school for more than a year to drum up support for an international baccalaureate program. More than 200 people have signed petitions and the school’s faculty and staff have voted in support.
School Board unanimously supports Chimborazo IB initiative
Last night the RPS School Board voted unanimously to support Chimborazo Elementary School’s International Baccalaureate initiative. This allows Chimborazo to begin a feasibility study and puts the school on track to become a fully authorized IB World school by 2015, and begin IB implementation next school year.
Open Source looks at RPS and the push for IB at Chimborazo
The next episode of Open Source airs Friday at 10AM on 97.3, can be streamed online at wrir.org, and will be available for podcast in the afternoon: First we’ll be looking at the surprising increase in enrollment at Richmond Public Schools. We’ll also talk about Chimborazo Elementary’s attempts to become IB certified and what it [...]
Chimborazo International Baccalaureate initiative going before School Board tonight
Parents and Community members in support of the Chimborazo International Baccalaureate initiative (PDF) to meet at School Board public hearing at 7pm. We hope to have a crowd of over 100 people to show that School Board there is broad support for this excellent program.
Project Kids Chef teaches students nutrition
Fifth-grade students at Richmond’s Chimborazo Elementary School have discovered that healthy food can also taste good thanks to “Project Kids Chef,” a nutrition and cooking demonstration program that features partnerships with local restaurants and the Farm to Family “mobile veggie bus.”
Grassroots effort to bring IB program to Chimborazo Elementary
A grassroots effort is underway to bring International Baccalaureate (“IB”) Primary Years Program to Chimborazo Elementary School. An info meeting will be held on March 31 at 6:30PM at Chimborazo, and there will be presentation to the School Board at City Hall on April 4th at 7PM.
