A Fort for Learning Just About Everything - Come and see it March 5, 2009

Another update at Two Creeks School. Thursday, March 5, from 5:00 - 6:00 is their Town History Fair. If you aren't busy, come check it out. The students will be showing off their cabin, but also each one has done a report with visual display on the history of a town in Montana. Ruby Sage did Bozeman, Levi Sage did Hamilton...their poster boards are really colorful and cool. Every kid picked a different town. It will be very interesting. Come by if you can.


Two Creeks School located at the Sweet Sage Guest House
838 Sweathouse Creek Rd
Victor, MT 59875
(406) 642-6400
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To get to the trailhead and ridges of my hike up the Sweathouse drainage, I drive by the Two Creeks Community School. It is attended by my friends Levi and Ruby Sage. During the last week or so they have been busy as beavers creating a "log" fort.



Yesterday the roof fell in.



Last night, Levi and his step-dad, Bill LaCroix, braced the walls.



Today I am told there is a new rule; only two kids on top at a time.



See -- they are learning about structural integrity, consequences for instability and structural overload, and hopefully teamwork.










I can hardly imagine what else they will learn in this process! Maybe Levi will write me a paper.


February 20: This last photo is an update sent to me by Ruby and Levi's Mom, Amy Sage. She said the roof has been reinforced. You see all of the kids in the school in this photo taken by their teacher. They are great kids, smart kids, and are learning amazing things. How lucky they are to have this school in this environment in this beautiful state of Montana.