Mrs. Yoast's Summer Classes (2012)
Teachers are continually taking classes in order to renew their teaching license. I started my summer taking a class on-line, which was not very exciting--I was very glad to be done with it. (Yes, we all have things that we have to do in life that may not be what we like!)
The next two classes I took were in Denver. The 1st was at the Denver Waste Water Plant--and it was very interesting. I learned what happens to all the sewage waste and how it's turned into fertilizer and the water is processed so that it can be reused. The 2nd was also very interesting--it was a walking tour in downtown Denver, starting at the capitol and going through a lot of the older buildings and learn the type of rock used in the buildings.
(See the pictures below to see what I saw in the following classes.)
The next class was a two-day class in the Glenwood/Marble area. We toured the Redstone Castle and learned about it's history as well as all the coke ovens in that area. Then we went to Marble and toured where the Marble Mill used to be and a lot of marble that had been quarried. (Did you know that one cubic foot of marble weighs 170 pounds?) Several of the monuments in Washington D.C. were built using marble quarried in Marble, CO. Next we took a jeep ride up to Crystal, where they used to mine silver...not so much anymore...I can see why as the road was pretty rough in a jeep! The second day, we hiked to the cemetery in Glenwood and learned a lot about the people who settled Glenwood. It's also the cemetery where Doc Holliday and Kid Curry are buried. Our next stop was the old Glenwood Hotel and the hot springs. After lunch, we road the gondola to the top of the mountain and toured the caves--very beautiful and awesome!
After being home for one day, I went back to Denver to a two day class at the Denver Zoo on polar bears! What a neat animal! For part of the class, we got to tour behind-the-scenes and see where the polar bears are when they aren't out for the public to see. My foot was six inches from the polar bear's nose! It was really neat! We learned a lot about our environment and the ozone layers. We also learned how valuable it is to recycle, recycle, recycle!!!! This helps with our earth's ozone.
The night I returned home was followed by the next day heading to my next class--this time I was taking my husband with me! It was a two day class in Durango and Mesa Verde. The first day found us riding the train to Silverton; learning of the history of the train and the mining history of Silverton. The second day found us walking, climbing, and crawling through The Long House and The Balcony House at Mesa Verda. Wow!--what a life the Anasazi Indians must have lived in those cliff dwellings! And not an easy life! We learned about the discovery of the cliff dwellings 100's of years after they'd been abandoned. If I had a time machine, I would love to go back to see how they lived--very interesting, yet (I imagine) very difficult.
And that was my education for the summer!
The next two classes I took were in Denver. The 1st was at the Denver Waste Water Plant--and it was very interesting. I learned what happens to all the sewage waste and how it's turned into fertilizer and the water is processed so that it can be reused. The 2nd was also very interesting--it was a walking tour in downtown Denver, starting at the capitol and going through a lot of the older buildings and learn the type of rock used in the buildings.
(See the pictures below to see what I saw in the following classes.)
The next class was a two-day class in the Glenwood/Marble area. We toured the Redstone Castle and learned about it's history as well as all the coke ovens in that area. Then we went to Marble and toured where the Marble Mill used to be and a lot of marble that had been quarried. (Did you know that one cubic foot of marble weighs 170 pounds?) Several of the monuments in Washington D.C. were built using marble quarried in Marble, CO. Next we took a jeep ride up to Crystal, where they used to mine silver...not so much anymore...I can see why as the road was pretty rough in a jeep! The second day, we hiked to the cemetery in Glenwood and learned a lot about the people who settled Glenwood. It's also the cemetery where Doc Holliday and Kid Curry are buried. Our next stop was the old Glenwood Hotel and the hot springs. After lunch, we road the gondola to the top of the mountain and toured the caves--very beautiful and awesome!
After being home for one day, I went back to Denver to a two day class at the Denver Zoo on polar bears! What a neat animal! For part of the class, we got to tour behind-the-scenes and see where the polar bears are when they aren't out for the public to see. My foot was six inches from the polar bear's nose! It was really neat! We learned a lot about our environment and the ozone layers. We also learned how valuable it is to recycle, recycle, recycle!!!! This helps with our earth's ozone.
The night I returned home was followed by the next day heading to my next class--this time I was taking my husband with me! It was a two day class in Durango and Mesa Verde. The first day found us riding the train to Silverton; learning of the history of the train and the mining history of Silverton. The second day found us walking, climbing, and crawling through The Long House and The Balcony House at Mesa Verda. Wow!--what a life the Anasazi Indians must have lived in those cliff dwellings! And not an easy life! We learned about the discovery of the cliff dwellings 100's of years after they'd been abandoned. If I had a time machine, I would love to go back to see how they lived--very interesting, yet (I imagine) very difficult.
And that was my education for the summer!
Glenwood/Marble Class
Redstone, CO
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Redstone Castle
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