Welcome to Primary SAGE
2022-2023
SAGE Mission
As the heart of the gifted community, the mission of the SAGE Center is to ensure all students, as members of a global society, foster their uniqueness, develop their potential, and embrace their true belonging through learning experiences distinguished by:
- Courageous exploration and discovery of passions in a flexible and innovative environment
- Support systems for students, staff, and community
- Ownership and self-regulation in a student-driven culture
Home of the SAGE Illuminators!
Welcome to SAGE
Primary SAGE wants to take the opportunity to provide you with information about SAGE and introduce families to all of our teachers, since we are in an open collaborative space.
Our learning environment encourages students to feed off of each others' creativity, resulting in a synergy focused on cultivating a positive, nurturing environment in which students feel a deep sense of personal independence and realize the full potential of their talents.
SAGE Calendar
A Typical Day in Primary SAGE
- Identifying and learning coping strategies for big emotions
- Strategies for working through perfectionism
- Learning what it means to be gifted
- Peer relations
Math
- Focus on problem solving
- Learning to persevere through challenges
Creative Problem Solving
- Learning to be an original, flexible, fluent, and elaborative thinker
- Utilize the design process to complete challenges
Problem Based Learning
- Research skills to learn about real-world problems
- Learn to develop solutions for real-world problems
Unit of Study
- More information below
Lunch
Mr. Dieckman
Hi! I am Mr. Dieckman (Mr. D). This is my 24th year of teaching. Prior to teaching SAGE, I taught in the regular education classroom. During my time in education I have taught Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. Second grade is where I have spent most of my time in education. I have a Bachelor’s Degree from University of Central Missouri and a Master’s Degree in Technology in Schools from the University of Missouri. One of my most enjoyable passions is to travel. Each summer I like to travel overseas to see the world. Some past places I have visited are Denmark, England, Scotland, Estonia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Croatia, and Sweden. I am also actively involved in being the Regional Commissioner of the AYSO Soccer League as well as well as coaching various competitive soccer teams. This has been a passion of mine for 30 years. Your partner in education, Mr. D.
Mrs. Hodes
Mrs. Keoppel
Ms. Lund
Senora Myers
Kindergarten and First Grade Unit of Study
All kindergarten and first grade students will be studying the same unit of study in the Fall. They will remain with their SAGE teacher for the day. The unit of study will relate to animal biomes and habitats.
Second Grade Unit of Studies
Second graders switch teachers for Unit of Study. They have choice in their Unit of Study. The options will be made available at the beginning of the year and a survey will be given to them to determine which unit they would like. Some options that have been made available in the past include:
- Storm Chasers
- Destination Imagination
- Geology Rocks
- Sustainable Living
- Ozobots
- Spheros
- Coding with Scratch
Third Grade Unit of Studies
Third graders switch teachers for Unit of Study. They have choice in their Unit of Study. The options will be made available at the beginning of the year and a survey will be given to them to determine which unit they would like. Some options that have been made available in the past include:
- Aviation
- Genetics
- Illumination Station: 3D Printing & Circuit
- Math and Art
- Novel Engineering
- Sew Much Fun!