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How One Child’s Passion for Octopuses Shaped a Curriculum

ESD 113

How do octopuses eat? This simple question, and the unceasing inquisitiveness of a four-year-old boy, created a fascination that spread throughout the classroom at Friendly Grove Head Start/ECEAP Center in Olympia.

Farewell to Capital ESD 113 Region’s Dr. Howard Coble

AESD Network News, ESD 113

On September 22, Capital Region ESD 113 lost a board member and dear friend, Dr. Howard Coble. He was 91 years old. Howard was a dedicated man with boundless energy and unstoppable curiosity. He was dedicated to his country, so he enlisted in the Army shortly after...

Capital Region ESD 113 Welcomes Matthew Solomon

AESD Network News, ESD 113

Matthew Solomon joined the ESD team in July as our Assistant Superintendent for Early Learning. He has an extensive early childhood education non-profit background. “We have a strong early learning program across our ESD region,” said ESD Superintendent Dana Anderson....
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