Griffin Flex Academy

Abiqua students learning from home

The entire faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees stand unified in our appreciation for the support and cohesiveness of the Abiqua community. We are all doing our personal best to optimize the learning experience for students of all ages using the resources available to us.

As Governor Brown extended public school closure through June 12, Abiqua will maintain Griffin Flex Academy through the rest of the scheduled school year. Campus is closed with the exception of family drop-ins to collect books and packet work.

All Abiqua Academy teachers are committed to maintaining personal relationships with our students. K-12 instructors are preparing recorded lessons as well as conducting virtual classes, so students can see and hear their teachers. They also have access to and are using Renweb and Google Classroom in a variety of ways (assignments, activities, photos). In some cases, teachers are providing supplemental packets that families can pick-up at school when the building is open.

We realize that extended periods of time in front of a screen are counterproductive. Please join us in encouraging kids to get outdoors as much as safety and the weather permits so they can move around and engage in hands-on activities.

What's Happening in Griffin Flex Academy

Special hello from your favorite teachers

Virtual Spirit Week

Middle School Math: Choice-Based Learning

Allowing students opportunity for choice gives them an active role in their own learning. This week, Mrs. Heikila offered her Middle School math students a Bingo-inspired grid with multiple options to choose from throughout the week. Whether the task was a shadow project (proportions, angles and shapes), LEGO building (fractions, models and arrays) or Kahoot (game-based learning), students used alternate strategies to grasp concepts and solve problems.

Guide Groups

A longstanding tradition and proven benefit, Abiqua Guide Groups provide a mental/emotional health support system for our Middle School students. These small groups of 8-10 students led by a teacher mentor cultivate a cohesive, safe middle school environment for every child.
Students stay in their same Guide Group, characterized by one of eight well known animals; Buffalo, Elk, Eagle, Salmon, Otter, Orca, Wolf, Hawk, throughout their time as a middle school student. Guide Groups emphasize HEART skills and team building with focused discussions in a healthy and affirming safe zone in which every voice can be heard.
While Guide Groups typically met during school hours, the tradition continues every school day through Griffin Flex Academy. “The strength of these bonds will help us through this newest challenge of physical distancing. You always have a place in your Guide Group... the physical distance matters not!” ~ Guide Group Mentor, Coach Shannon Fraser

Students share what strengths they hope to learn during this time

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