YESSHE'S BLOG
Yesshe is a handmade Himalayan doll who is accompanying sixth grade teachers Jeff Harlan and Sandy Crow, organizers of The Agnes Irwin School's internationally recognized Dream Flag Project, as they travel to the foot of Mt. Everest to connect with students from the Khumjung School. Read here about her trip and thoughts as they go!
ABOUT THE TREK
On May 19th, Middle School English teachers Jeff Harlan and Sandy Crow will travel to Nepal with 12,000 Dream Flags from this year's annual international celebration of poetry and children's dreams to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first school for the Sherpa people of Mount Everest. The Khumjung School was founded by famed mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary. Mr. Harlan and Mrs. Crow will be reporting back to students about their activities over the course of the two-week trip, as they make real-life connections with the Sherpa culture that inspired
The Dream Flag Project. Check here regularly or bookmark the above blog to read updates during their trip.
SHERPA TIMES

This sixth grade-created online publication will provide the writing focus for the final weeks of sixth grade English and include trip-related projects in sixth grade math, history and sciences. Check back for publish date!