The job of a Restorative Justice Advocate (mentor) is more encompassing than one may believe. Our mentors search for opportunities to address the needs of the students they serve, sometimes going above and beyond the normal scope of their job description. One of the YESS Mentors has been working with a student who struggles with […]
Make no “bones” about it, YESS students are learning! Sweet!
Learning is so “sweet” in Cindy’s Health classes at the Salt Lake Valley Youth Center. This is a model of a long bone with the parts labeled compact bone, spongy bone, articular cartilage, and red marrow. Also represented is the haversian system with lamellae, blood vessels, and lymph vessels. Oh…and did we mention they were […]
YESS Mentors are awesome!
YS Goes to STEM
Students from Mrs. Horgan’s class at Youth Services recently attended the Utah STEM Festival. The report is that ‘they had a great time!”
YESS, Parent Teacher Conferences
As a school within Granite School District, YESS holds Parent Teacher Conferences. Teachers make themselves to parents, case workers, or student advocates to discuss the educational program offered and their student’s progress.
Professional Development
The teaching staff had several days of professional development training before the students started the school year. YESS has acquired an online resource that has database of lessons that are aligned to the Utah Core Standards, which include digital presentations, skill builders, warm-ups, virtual tours, assessments and more. Multiple trainings and a follow-up have occurred […]
GSD IS Awesome!
Granite School District has an amazing team of techs in their IS (Information Systems) department! YESS is supported by the director of IS, the Helpdesk team, the Network Technology Manager, the Network Security Officer, the Network Specialist, the Network Engineers, the Hardware techs, the AV techs, the Wiring team and so many more. They ensure […]
Linear Art at Genesis!
Students are studying the elements of art, in Carol’s art classes at Genesis Youth Center. Line is the first of these elements. They are drawing with just lines using only one color of pen, so that the work is about the line.
Speeding into Space at Genesis!
We kicked off the 2019 – 2020 school year talking about speed. Velocity, vectors, speed, acceleration, all the things you need before you can head out into space. We used paper NASCAR models to show how weight, free axles, and good wheels are essential if you want to win a delicious candy treat for going […]
Teching it up at Genesis!
Students in Mark’s Social studies class at Genesis were able to interact with the lesson through technology. They drew or wrote responses to a question posed on their laptop screens and then their responses were displayed on the screen, spurring discussions. Way to go Mark!