by Tracy DellAngelaBarber | Apr 23, 2020 | BASE Camp, News
The following is the most recent communication around the planning and status of BASE Camp. This letter was sent to our community April 17 after the governor’s announcement about the closure of school buildings and extension of remote learning through the end of... 
by Tracy DellAngelaBarber | Apr 23, 2020 | Brooks, Julian, News, OPEF Programs, Spoken Word
Calling all Spoken Word fans! The OPEF after-school club for Julian and Brooks students is back and running virtually on Monday afternoons from 3-4:30 pm through the end of May. Here is the link by video: meet.google.com/xif-vqkr-rax Students also can join on the... 
by Tracy DellAngelaBarber | Mar 18, 2020 | BASE Camp, News
Hello BASE Camp families, We know this is a challenging time for all, but we wanted to send some information and reassurance your way about something you may not be thinking of quite yet–your summer plans. The BASE Camp team is continuing to plan and prepare for... 
by Tracy DellAngelaBarber | Mar 11, 2020 | Battle of the Bots, Brooks, D97 Schools, Events, Julian, News, OPEF Programs, VEX Robotics
It took a lot more than luck for the “Lucky Llamas” to take home the top honor at the Battle of the Bots middle school robotics competition this weekend. For this all-girl team of 7th graders from Julian Middle School, winning the VEX Robotics Excellence Award... 
by Tracy DellAngelaBarber | Jan 29, 2020 | BASE Camp, News
Mark your Calendar! Registration for BASE Camp 2020 opens February 5th at noon. Our full list of 2020 camps can be seen here. Camp runs June 15th to July 10th. What is BASE Camp? OPEF’s summer BASE Camp offers a wide variety of STEAM-focused camps with topics such as... 
by Tracy DellAngelaBarber | Jan 29, 2020 | BASE Camp, News
NEW! Partial Scholarships Available For the first time, thanks to our generous donors, we are offering PARTIAL scholarships to D97 families with campers going into grades 1-8 in the fall. If you don’t qualify for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program, but still...