{"id":26520,"date":"2024-07-23T22:40:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T22:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/swos-releases-roster-of-classes-for-fall-semester\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:41:00","slug":"swos-releases-roster-of-classes-for-fall-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/swos-releases-roster-of-classes-for-fall-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"SWOS releases roster of classes for fall semester"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Southwest Open School students on the first day of school for the 2023-2024 school year. (Southwest Open School Facebook\/Courtesy Photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

In preparation for the fall semester, Southwest Open School in Cortez has announced roster of \u201cexciting\u201d classes and shared information about new campus additions.<\/p>\n

The first day of class at SWOS is slated for Monday, Aug. 12, and Director Casey Simpson told The<\/em> Journal<\/em> that the school still has some enrollment openings. To be eligible for the fall intensive, students must complete registration by Aug. 12. Those who enroll after the Aug. 12 deadline will be registered for Quarter 1 classes, which will begin Tuesday, Sept. 3.<\/p>\n

Simpson shared that the fall intensive, on Monday, Aug. 12 through Thursday, Aug. 29, has \u201csome very exciting classes scheduled.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first class Simpson mentioned is called \u201cAre Trees the Answer?\u201d This class will teach students more about trees, ending with a class trip to California.<\/p>\n

Simpson said the class studies \u201cdifferent types of trees, the climates\/ecosystems that support those trees, and the class trip takes students out to California to see the Redwoods.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next class, titled \u201cUtopia,\u201d teaches students about the different forms of governments and societies, delving into psychology and asking students to design their own utopia or dystopia.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoots on the Ground\u201d\u00a0combines hiking with geography.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis class combines hiking and exploring our local natural world in order to study unique local\/regional geographic features,\u201d Simpson said.<\/p>\n

Students will learn about types of communication and relationships in the \u201cFriends\u201d class.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis class will focus on the types of communication, studies best practices for developing healthy\u00a0relationships, psychology, and how we can be more united, friendly, kind even and especially when we have differing opinions and viewpoints,\u201d Simpson shared.<\/p>\n

Another class, \u201cSWOSology,\u201d will be run in two cohorts to teach students about problem solving, conflict resolution, assertive communication, mood management, culture and more. This class is a \u201cgeneral onboarding\u201d class for students new to SWOS, according to Simpson.<\/p>\n

Any trips that students take with SWOS over the course of the school year are free of charge and all necessary camping and\/or outdoor gear are provided.<\/p>\n

This fall, the school\u2019s new four seasons greenhouse will also be operational for student use. Simpson shared that the greenhouse is equipped with lighting, watering and heating systems that will allow SWOS students to grow food year-round, even during the winter months.<\/p>\n

To expand SWOS\u2019s art program, a new pottery kiln has been installed, and the school\u2019s maker space trailer<\/a> is gearing up for Year 2 of the entrepreneurship class, which is made possible through Cortez local Justice Ramos\u2019s Fundamental Needs Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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