Blue sky days in San Francisco for our 8th grade students! #travelingschool #sanfran #cascadesacademy

Walking hand-in-hand down the Oregon Trail.... 4th/5th grade traveling school. #travelingschool #experiential #cascadesacademy

Our K/1 Storyline Culmination was a huge success! After our Farm Storyline, it was clear how much our students had learned about where food comes from and how things grow! #storyline #cascadesacademy

Westward Ho! Our 4th/5th grade Storyline culmination was an afternoon filled with stories, dancing, and lots of FUN! #storyline #experiential #cascadesacademy

It’s finally summer, but teachers haven’t quite checked out yet! We are tackling some big ideas this morning, like “What does social responsibility mean to Cascades Academy?” Good things to come for next year! #summer #socialresponsibility #lifelonglearners

Congratulations, Class of 2019! To Betsy, Solena, Riley, and Imani - thank you for all you contributed to the Cascades Academy community during your time here. We will miss you and we can't wait to see what amazing things you will do next! #graduation #classof2019

Two weeks until school starts - a great time to start getting everyone on a good sleep schedule! ow.ly/nWm050vDSuC

From pre-kindergarten through high school, our teachers are all busy getting the school ready for the first day. We can hardly wait! #backtoschool #cascadesacademy

11 days until school starts, and we have a new toy in the IDEA lab, a pneumatic riveter. Much less of a workout! #IDEAlab #cascadesacademy

10 days until school starts and our classes are having fun at pre-school year class gatherings. #community #cascadesacademy

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8 days until school starts, and the scoreboard in our gym is up! We can hardly wait to start using it! #athletics #backtoschool #cascadesacademy

One week until school starts! The playground is ready and waiting for everyone to get here next week! #backtoschool #cascadesacademy #inbend

5 days until school starts! New family orientation happened today, and the excitement was palpable! #backtoschool #cascadesacademy #community #inbend

Students, teachers and parents were jumping for joy about school starting today! Go Steelhead! #cascadesacademy #backtoschool #inbend #steelhead

Aaaaaand they're off! Our high school students were super excited to head off on their orientation trip! #Steelhead #CascadesAcademy

Thinking hard about counting by 2's and 10's through a game of hopscotch. Engaging the mind and the body makes learning fun! #experiential #cascadesacademy

Painting a welcome sign for Cycle Oregon! So many "high 5's"! #cycleoregon #cascadesacademy #community #inbend

The importance of play is shown once again in this WSJ article. At Cascades Academy, play is one of the many ways that students experience learning every day! ow.ly/DWGp50w3upY