Echo
Park has an active student forum with a representative
and an alternate chosen from each classroom in
grades three, four, and five. The forum periodically
meets
with staff advisors to share ideas, offer input,
and promote activities at Echo Park. Staff Advisors
are
Ann Bernard and Deb Goldenberg.
Destination
Imagination
Destination Imagination (DI, formerly
Odyssey of the Mind) is an international program that
promotes creative thinking, team building, risk taking,
and spontaneous problem solving. DI is open to every
student
in Grades 1-5. Students are divided into teams of five
to seven members and are coached by trained volunteers.
Teams meet at least once every week from October through
March, after school or on weekends, until performing
at
the regional tournament. An informational meeting is
held in the fall to further explain the program. Staff
advisor is Geni Perry.
Safety
Patrol
Fifth
grade students have the opportunitiy to become patrol
members. Duties include flagging for walkers and assisting
the bus drivers with monitoring activity both before
and after school. Staff advisor is Dan Dudley.
