The four members of YESS’s TILT technology team recently “attended” the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) 2020 conference. The conference was cancelled last June and was transitioned to online and virtual. Not only was it informative in terms of content, but it also modeled strategies in delivering successful virtual learning experiences, skills that these […]
A Velvet Touch
Students in Carol’s art classes at DSI and Gemstone tried their hand at painting on a different medium, velvet! They’re beautiful!
Gratitude Projects at DT
Students at DT have been focusing on gratitude the past two weeks. They decorated their living center doors with gratitude statements. In Art, daily class starters have been discussions and short videos on the topics of giving thanks and appreciating the positives in our lives. Students and staff expressed themselves on the “Gratitude Board” and […]
Long-term Students at DT
There are a number of long-term students at the Detention Center in school this year. Sandy, teacher, and Finn, mentor, are working closely with those students. She and the other teachers at DT are helping the students fulfill necessary credits toward graduation, through regular classes and credit recovery. Several of those students made the honor roll for the first term and received […]
Zoom-ing into STEMCAP
The students at Decker Lake Youth Center attended a virtual assembly developed by the STEMCAP group from the University of Utah. They attended in 3 separate classrooms over Zoom. The students spent the day before the assembly learning some background information about glass, how it’s made and its many uses. The presentation was live from […]
A New Social Studies Teacher at Decker
Meet Brian! Brian is originally from Atlanta and started teaching Social Studies in 2004. He moved to Utah, taught at Riverton High and then Hillcrest High and then spent the last six years at a charter school. He just started teaching with YESS at Decker this year. He’s married with three kids, likes to do […]
Two Great Days Art
Students in Detention at the Salt Lake Valley Youth Center participated in a unique art project in Cathleen’s classes. Each student was given an 8.5 X 11 white sheet of cardstock with part of a letter or word. They drew designs of choice, not knowing the actual quote. When all projects were completed, they were […]
YESS Boss on Boss’s Day!
YESS has been privileged to have Jason lead our school for the past 5 years as Associate Director! Jason is highly respected by his school staff, students, and those with whom he collaborates in our partnering agencies. He came to us with a background in JJS, the courts, teaching and administrative positions in Granite School […]
The GooseChase is on!
Team building, getting to know and showing appreciation for colleagues, sharing talents and interests, and learning some distance learning strategies, all necessary during these unusual times! What if they could all be encompassed in one activity? Well…for the teachers of YESS, sSTEP, and Gap they have been in a scavenger hunt! A weeklong scavenger hunt […]
Talented Staff
Tucker, new ETCA at DSI/Gemstone, wore his Irish Kilt and brought his Highland bagpipes to play for Pamela’s music classes. He explained how warriors played their bagpipes as they lead their troops into battle. Bagpipers learned how to speak in code in ancient times when the English occupied Scotland and outlawed bagpipes. The bagpipers have […]