Due to the continued inclement weather and local school district closure, we will continue to facilitate school remotely. Our schedule will remain the same and please don't hesitate to reach out tomorrow if you have any questions or need assistance.
Students will receive notifications in their Google calendar with a link to join their homeroom group. Meeting times will be the following:
Digital/PBL
AM shift- 9:00 check in
PM shift- 1:00 check in
Middle School
10:00 AM check in
Due to inclement weather, RAS Bloomington Campus will facilitate Remote Learning with students on Monday, January 22nd. Please check your email and Google Classroom for LIVE check in times with staff.
Last week all our RAS Art students created Scribble Drawings. Our young artists were asked to quickly draw a continuous line or scribble onto a piece of paper until the entire paper was filled. Then they were asked to take some time and look for familiar objects that they created inside their scribble. Our artists were then asked to trace the objects that they found and finish their scribble drawing by coloring their objects.
This assignment is designed to get our young artists thinking about how in the seemingly chaotic scribbles of life, there exists a hidden beauty waiting to be discovered—a tapestry of experiences, lessons, and unexpected joys that, when embraced, create a unique and meaningful masterpiece.
Click on the images below to see the great work ou RAS artists produced.
Due to inclement weather, RAS Bloomington Campus will facilitate Remote Learning with students on Tuesday, January 16th. Please check your email and Google Classroom for LIVE check in times with staff.
🎓🥳⭐️ RAS provided services to 1️⃣1️⃣ December graduates this semester! Some graduates were with us for a few months, some for a few semesters, some for a few years, and one was with us since their middle school days! We are proud and hopeful for these students to go on and find success, however that looks for them! Congratulations!
Visit The RAS Student Art Show! Our Illinois State University clinical students have helped create this virtual art show on our website to highlight some of the great work or students have produced. Please visit the RAS Student Art Show by navigating to the RAS Bloomington web page. Click the menu tab (top right of page) then scroll down to RAS Art Gallery 2023 – 2024. The Art show will be updated frequently with new works so stop by every now and then to see what the RAS art students are up to.
RAS students had the opportunity to help a community neighbor this week. Thursday was a perfect afternoon to help St. Mary's with landscaping and learn valuable skills. Two of our students had the opportunity to help back in the spring and were thrilled to go back and help this week!
On Wednesday the RAS Career & College Center hosted guests from Laborers' International Union of North America Local 362. Representitives, including RAS alumnus Joshua Wells, shared their experience working in the union and encouraged students to consider a carer in the skilled trades. It is always great when our graduates are able to come back and share their success stories with our current students!
We are currently having some issues with our phone extensions this morning. To get the office please select 1 and dial 2200# to get the office.
This morning students from the RAS Career & College Center visited IBEW 197 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Center in Bloomington. Students experienced what it is like to work and learn as part of their apprenticeship program.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission visited RAS today and held a "Claim Your Future" workshop that encouraged students to explore education after high school, future careers, and money management. Students were able to discuss their future goals and aspirations and link their educational choices to future career options and financial stability.
Some of our graduating seniors had the opportunity to visit Heartland Community College today. Students toured the campus and learned about the programming and resources Heartland has to offer!
College Week at RAS! This morning the Illinois Student Assistance Commission joined RAS seniors for a workshop on financial aid and completing the FAFSA. Later in the week seniors will have the opportunity to visit Heartland Community College to learn more about everything they offer.
RAS Bloomington Campus was lucky enough to host the Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT) on Tuesday, October 10th. Our middle school and high school students had the opportunity to participate in the Civil Rights Workshop offered by the MMOT, which explored "civil rights in a historic and contemporary context".
Special thanks to First Christian Church for sponsoring our Fall Student Led Conferences. Our students, families and staff all loved the delicious gifts!
On Wednesday RAS students had the opportunity to work with community members at the Midwest Food Bank filling, sealing, and packing food boxes for those in need. This was a great opportunity to network and add some valuable volunteering experience to the resumes of these students.
Our learning labs have been hard at work! In the first unit for our STEAM Lab, Problem Solving, students have been practicing how to solve problems using the Engineering Design Process. The final project challenged students to work individually or in a group and design a unique game or marble maze. Numerous problems/challenges occurred during the project that required students to apply real world problem solving skills. The results were super creative and so impressive! Giving students the opportunity to choose a project, explore and develop their own learning styles and interests helped make this project a success.
On Wednesday students in the RAS Career Readiness program volunteered time at the Western Ave. Center in Bloomington. Students helped move and organize furniture and athletic equipment in the gymnasium. They were also given a chance to discuss with staff what type of events and activities they would like to see offered to young people at the community center. Mr. Rudicil even got the chance to play a little table tennis. We look forward to working with the Western Ave. Center again soon!
This week the RAS Career and College Center featured plumbing as it's Career of the Week. Students learned more about what plumbers do and the skills required to be one. They also completed a job simulation using our Career Labs Virtual Reality software.
FREE BUS RIDES WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD!
Throughout the month of September, show a library card from Bloomington Public Library or Normal Public Library to ride Connect Transit for FREE!
