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Show Education Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 1-3, 2018 The Park Record. The Park Record PROGRAM RETURNS TO FALL AFTER TRIAL, A-10 A-9 A-9 JUNIOR IS ON LONG PATH TO RECOVERY, A-10 www.parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, AUGUST 1-3, 2018 Editor: Carolyn Webber Alder education@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 School connects to roots with new play area EATS PARK CITY TO HOST FUNDRAISER ON AUG. 26 The project was funded by a grant from Sunrise Rotary Club The nonprofit EATS Park City plans to partner with Summit Community Gardens for the third annual Dinner in the Garden. According to an event flier, it is set to take place on Aug. 26 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the community gardens. There will be food and drinks, as well as face painting and live music. Tickets are $35 for a single adult and are available at https:// eatsparkcity.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/ DigIn18. Those interested in donating or sponsoring the event can also do so via the link. STUDENT REGISTRATION SET TO START ON MONDAY New student registration for those in the Park City School District and the South Summit School district is set to start on Monday, Aug. 6, according to the districts’ social media pages. School is expected to start on Aug. 23 for Park City School District and North Summit School District schools. It is scheduled to start on Aug. 20 for schools in South Summit School District. NATURALIST BACKPACKS AVAILABLE AT LIBRARIES Summit County libraries have Little Naturalist Backpacks available for check out. According to a post on the library’s Facebook page, the backpacks contain pamphlets about Utah’s birds, wildlife and wildflowers, binoculars, a magnifying glass and an activity book, among other things. The bags were made possible through a collaboration with the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter. Youth can check them out for one-week periods. CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER The Park Record Most children do not need much to spark their creativity. Just sand, mud and tree branches can provide endless possibilities for someone with an imagination. And that is exactly what the Park City Cooperative Preschool filled its new playground with. Volunteers with the school, which is located within the Park City Library, have spent several months creating a natural playscape with small boulders, rocks and logs. They also included a playset and are expected to add a mud kitchen, music wall and water wall later this year, said Shannon Singer, a member of the school’s board. The mud kitchen will allow children to pretend they are chefs using mud as the “food” they prepare. Students will be able to play makeshift instruments on the music wall and learn about the movement of water on the water wall. The project was funded by a $1,000 grant from the Park City Sunrise Rotary Club, which was awarded to the school last year. Parent and teacher volunteers started working on the space in September and spent several work days creating the space. After COURTESY OF SHANNON SINGER Parent, student and teacher volunteers help construct the new natural playscape at the Park City Cooperative Preschool. The playground utilizes rocks, logs and tree branches to create a play area for the students. the most recent work day last weekend, the project is almost complete. Singer said that the board decided to create the space so the students have a place to play that resembles a natural landscape. Play-based learn- ing and outdoor education are two major values of the school. Singer said that the natural playground helps foster a child’s development in early science learning, literacy and environmental awareness, among other things. She hopes that the natural play area can become an example to other schools and organizations in the comPlease see School, A-11 With influx of hires, district preps for training It plans to pair new administrators with mentors in the district CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER The Park Record Come the first day of school, there will be several new faces in the Park City School District. Among them will be a new superintendent, a couple of new principals and a handful of assistant principals. The district plans to roll out a new strategy this school year to help the transition for the new hires run as smoothly as possible. David Gomez, interim superintendent of the district, said the training process is expected to start on Aug. 8, giving the administrators a week to set- tle in after their expected Aug. 1 start dates. They will go through training with the superintendent and cabinet members on Aug. 8. A retreat with all of the administrators in the district is expected to follow later that week. Then the new administrators, along with those who were hired in the last couple of years, will continue their monthly trainings to go over student discipline policies, district communication, human resource procedures and school programs. The state administrative standards will also be taught. The trainings are expected to continue throughout the end of the school year, Gomez said. People within the district as well as outside consultants are expected to lead the trainings. The decision to put a clear onboardPlease see District, A-11 THE RESORT WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE CONDOS PADS ARE COMING TO PARK CITY. It’s a big idea: brilliant design and technology make resort homes affordable. Inspired social spaces make them fun. We’ve dialed up the cool factor while dialing down the cost. Full ownership, fully furnished PADs in the heart of Canyons Village 290,000 $ FROM Accepting Reservations. Construction begins late Summer 2018. 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