Student performing experiments at the Science Vortex!
Art Class at Camp Innovation with the talented Ms. Holeman is a popular stop for our campers! Small class sizes, creativity, reflection, and paint! The campers painted "characteristic masks" where they were asked to paint representations of themselves using colors, shape, and expression. Opportunities for campers to be engaged in creative learning is an important part of Camp Innovation!
Meet the staff at Camp Innovation! We are the makers of learning and fun, reaching over 200 campers across COCSD's four schools. Our high-quality, creative, and visionary staff share a common mission:
Empowering tomorrow's leaders through holistic and experiential learning experiences, while enhancing every student's academic achievement, personal growth, and lifelong success.
The Camp Innovation Team and Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District are recognized by the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) and the Best Summer Ever (BSE) organization. We will be presenting our evidence-based practices and summer learning experience in Washington, DC this fall.
What an amazing group of educators!
What a gift the Science Vortex is to our community! For the past five years, COCSD has been fortunate to partner with the Science Vortex every summer. This year, Laurie Altringer and her incredible team at the Science Vortex are bringing their innovative STEM and project-based learning to Camp Innovation. Their approach fosters curiosity, high engagement, and hands-on learning, building critical thinkers and lifelong learners!
More pictures from Camp Innovation Farm Stand at Bent River Farm
COCSD Camp Innovation students have the wonderful opportunity to work at Bent River Farm this summer in Clarkdale. Students pull vegetables not only to take home and to cook with their family but also have the opportunity to sell them. As you see, they interact with many animals as well as collect eggs on the farm. There was also a lesson on how eggs are graded. The question that always comes up... which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Enrollment for Mariposa Developmental Preschool is now open. If interested, please fill out the Google form.
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Summer Football Camp. Contact Christina Montiel, Athletic Secretary at Phone: 928-649-4455 | cmontiel@muhs.com for more information
The Oak Creek School PTO had a productive 2023-2024 school year! Well done!
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COCSD 8th Grade Aviation students attended the MESA STEM Competition at University of Arizona and earned 2nd and 11th places out of 24 schools in the paper helicopter challenge; bravo!
They also got to tour the expansive Pima Air & Space Museum :)
Hello Oak Creek Families... Update for Big Horn Sheep route, we WILL have coverage for the route tomorrow, Fri 5/10. Our new driver, Miss Elise will be driving this route from now on. There will still be no coverage for this afternoon tho. Thank you for your patience with this.
Good morning Oak Creek families... Antelope will run today. However, those whose students ride Big Horn Sheep will need to find alternate means to get to and from school for today and tomorrow, Thurs 5/9 and Fri 5/10. There will NOT be routes run for Big Horn Sheep route all day, today and tomorrow. Thank you for your patience. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director
Good morning Oak Creek families... we will be without Antelope again today, Wed May 8th. Please make alternate plans for your students to get to and from school today. - Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director.
Oak Creek PTO celebrated all staff two weeks ago with a Farmer's Market themed week. This week, they are including Roadrunner families and students in celebrating OCS staff for National Teacher Appreciation week!
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Happy Cinco de Mayo, Oak Creek families! Hope your day is going well. I must inform you that we will be without our Antelope route tomorrow, Monday May 6th all day. please make other arrangements for your students to get to and from school. We apologize for this major inconvenience. Daniel Maldonado, Transportation Director.
Please enjoy the Oak Creek School's Spring Newsletter, the Roadrunner Report
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Oak Creek School celebrated Earth Day yesterday! Eighth graders created an earth and covered it in trash. The rest of the school made handprints with their pledges to help protect the earth. They each took a piece of trash off the earth, threw it away, and added their handprint in its place. They then released butterflies! 🌎🗑🤚🎨🦋
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🌍 Earth day is a great reminder that Oak Creek School PTO has an on-going *select* electronic recycling fundraiser! We can always accept old/broken cell phones, tablets, or used printer cartridges. A collection box is in the school office. ♻️
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Good evening OCS families... tomorrow, Fri 4/19 we will NOT have coverage for the Antelope PM route. We WILL be running the AM pick up route to get to school, but students will need alternate transportation after school. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you, Daniel Maldonado - Transportation Director
Hello COCSD Families!
Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District is excited to announce enrollment for Camp Innovation! Camp Innovation is the District-Wide summer school program! Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis, and spaces are limited to ensure individualized attention for students. Please complete the enrollment form to secure your child's spot in our no-cost summer program, running from Monday, June 3rd, to Thursday, June 27th (Monday-Thursday) from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
During this month-long program, your child will receive academic support and engage in hands-on learning at the Science Vortex and Bent River Farm. The curriculum not only promotes academic success but also nurtures creativity through STEM enrichment, art, and outdoor activities. Please note that there will be no programs on Wednesday, June 19th.
Additionally, we offer optional sign-ups for 'Friday's at the Farm,' providing your child with the opportunity to immerse themselves in our growing district agriculture program at Bent River Farm! Kindly fill out a separate form for each child in your family who has been invited to attend.
Your child must attend one of the four K-8 schools in our district. For more information, please contact your school's front office. We look forward to a summer filled with learning and fun for your child!
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