Held every Sunday through February 7th, 2021. Ditch the digital noise and escape to the natural world to practice the art of seeing. We’ll learn about the vegetation, geology, insects, and animals that surround us. We’ll pause at 3 serene locations to take Naturalist-style field notes and observe, question, and reflect on the interconnections of the uniquely beautiful Sonoran Desert.
Photo Courtesy of Sweat & Sunshine
Held every Sunday through February 7th, 2021. Ditch the digital noise and escape to the natural world to practice the art of seeing. We’ll learn about the vegetation, geology, insects, and animals that surround us. We’ll pause at 3 serene locations to take Naturalist-style field notes and observe, question, and reflect on the interconnections of the uniquely beautiful Sonoran Desert.
Photo Courtesy of Sweat & Sunshine
Held every Sunday through February 7th, 2021. Ditch the digital noise and escape to the natural world to practice the art of seeing. We’ll learn about the vegetation, geology, insects, and animals that surround us. We’ll pause at 3 serene locations to take Naturalist-style field notes and observe, question, and reflect on the interconnections of the uniquely beautiful Sonoran Desert.
Photo Courtesy of Sweat & Sunshine
Held every Sunday through February 7th, 2021. Ditch the digital noise and escape to the natural world to practice the art of seeing. We’ll learn about the vegetation, geology, insects, and animals that surround us. We’ll pause at 3 serene locations to take Naturalist-style field notes and observe, question, and reflect on the interconnections of the uniquely beautiful Sonoran Desert.
Photo Courtesy of Sweat & Sunshine
Every Saturday through Feb. 20th, ditch the digital noise of online learning and escape to the natural world. Here children can experience important lessons in physical education, science, and health. We’ll hike 2.2 miles and gain 70 feet of elevation to observe, question, and reflect on the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. We’ll use our maps to find our way through a maze of trails. We’ll climb rocks made from magma and marked with ancient petroglyphs. We’ll learn about plant life, insects, and animals unique to our desert.
Info & Tickets: https://schedulesweatandsun.as.me/schedule.php?appointmenttype=17859541
Photo Courtesy of Science & Sunshine
According to the National Retail Federation, back-to-school shoppers spend about $81 billion per year. In 2018, shoppers – on average – spent $685 per household on items. This year, the number is projected to be $697.
In an effort to save, 1 in 3 parents would be willing to apply for a credit card to earn 5% off purchases. Low-income families are 6.5 times more likely to apply for a credit card for similar deals.
Finally, when asked which stores rank as the best when it comes to back-to-school deals, Walmart and Target were tops.
CHASSE Building Team completed projects at three local schools just in time for the school year.
Desert Oasis Elementary School received a 30,000-square-foot expansion including a two-story building with new classrooms, a gymnasium and a stage to accommodate its 60-person mariachi band.
In partnership with ADM Group, CHASSE completed West Point High School, a 69-acre campus featuring a wing design to represent the school’s partnership with Luke Air Force Base.
At Biltmore Preparatory Academy, CHASSE built an 8,800-square-foot gymnasium along with a revamped multipurpose with a lab and flex learning spaces.
– Barry Chasse, CHASSE Building Team
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) will open a new operations center in Tucson, Ariz. to better support its growing student body. The center, which will be located in the downtown area and open in early 2020, will house additional student-support staff, including academic advisors, student financial services staff, admissions and IT support. It will allow SNHU to better serve online students in western time zones.
SNHU will hire approximately 100 new staff initially, with plans to hire up to 350 total new staff by 2021. The economic impact will be an estimated $218 million over the next five years.
– Connie Weber, Arizona Commerce Authority
Mountain View High School College Career & Life Skills Center, an 8,400-square-foot building to accommodate the school’s special needs program, is open.
Designed to support students with profound disabilities, it features a co-teaching classroom; teacher work area; drop-in resource center for parents and students preparing for college or to enter the work force; and offices for one-on-one meetings, Individual Education Program reviews, testing, counseling and other critical functions. A portion of the building was developed to mimic a studio apartment with a kitchen, laundry and other living spaces to assist in teaching life skills.
– Barry Chasse, Chasse Building Team
The state-of-the-art Canyon View High School, opened this month, was designed by DLR Group and built by Chasse Building Team and is comprised of forward-thinking spaces and places that empower teachers to advance their professional skills and students to develop critical competencies through deep learning. By gaining real-world experience, students learn in-demand skills, and businesses are provided with a career-ready workforce.
Chasse Building Team utilized the LEAN construction process on the project, incorporating cutting-edge, energy-saving techniques. LEAN construction is a method of production aimed at reducing costs, material, time and effort.
– Barry Chasse, Chasse Building Team