…you can take your current student athletes to watch former student athletes play in a professional match. That is what I had the pleasure to do last Saturday afternoon at UCSB. Joanna, Sage, and Cassie (members of the current girls’ varsity soccer team) and I went to see the MLS Chicago Fire reserves play against […]
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What’s the best way to see Beverly Hills? On a Segway!
Ride a Segway. Check. One more check off of the bucket list. I had the opportunity to lead a group of students on a Beverly Hills Segway Tour this past Cultural Weekend. Kara Hooper organized the trip with Another Side Tours and led a group in the morning. I […]
“Only at Thacher,” he said.
I recently went on a mountain bike trip with students, faculty, and friends of Thacher. The trip was wonderfully planned and executed by our Director of the Outdoor Program (and teacher) Brian Pidduck (please see Brian’s blog for pictures and a description of the trip). After riding up to the Ridge from Patton’s Cabin, we stopped […]
Macroinvertebrates & Biodiversity in AP Environmental Science
Students in AP Environmental Science recently completed an assessment of the quality of Reeves Creek (near Thacher) by sampling for the macroinvertebrates that inhabit the substrate. Based upon the relative dominance of the species, students were then able to calculate a water quality index. The field work involves using the kick-seine technique (a lot like […]
Calculating Biodiversity of the Chaparral Ecosystem in AP Environmental Science
Students in AP Environmental Science recently undertook a field project that involved the quantitative assessment of biodiversity at two sites in the chaparral ecosystem above the Thacher campus. The first site is currently undergoing secondary succession after being cleared by a trail crew last year in order to establish a firebreak. The second represents an […]