Founding Principal @VIDASHARKS • Former Faculty @hthgse • Design Council @IDEO • DLLF Fellow • @UnlockedHCD • I believe schools have souls. Love wins Hufflepuff
San Diego, Ca
Joined July 2012
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Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
Today… 55 middle school Ts, then kinder, 3/4th mild mod, 1st grade and then counselors… a great day to #RIASEC. What does it say about a district that prioritizes career-connected learning in the early grades?!
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
In my class we are discussing what it means to harbor one another. We then did an activity where students wrote things that are seen in their lives and unseen. It’s a beautiful reminder that people carry many things and kindness and empathy matter. @VIDASHARKS
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
@LakeElementary Art collaboration with @VIDASHARKS for 5th graders! Such a fun year of learning and creativity! #WeAreVIDA
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After 10 years at the Olive Ave. property, I celebrated our last #DesignExpo with @VIDASHARKS ! What a great evening!! Looking forward to what becomes of our Expo at our new location next year!
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It’s Aloha @VIDASHARKS our last expo on Olive Ave! Special place. Special people. So blessed.
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More drawings from Graphic Novel Design Lab! Our @VIDASHARKS students are so creative!
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
Last week, our design lab learned about the RIASEC themes with @EdHidalgoSD and took a dive into what their own would be. Now, they get to put it into action with a design challenge! Ss are discovering what themes they think their character would have and why! @VIDASHARKS
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@VIDASHARKS Tours have begun for the hundreds of families who are interested in attending VIDA next year! Showing off our amazing program with our leaders, Mr. Patterson & Ms. Turner! #weareVIDA
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6th grade students are utilizing their STEM skills to create pull toys in Mr. Ludwig’s class! @CRLudwig #WeAreVIDA
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
I love these awards from @VIDASHARKS students. They are beautifully designed and so thoughtful. Thanks @CRLudwig and Mr. Ruiz for designing such a meaningful project that gives back to our VIDA 🦈❤️
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
@VIDASHARKS are CREATIVE and bridging design rotation skills into their daily lives. Check out these Stanley cups made from scored cardboard! I asked where they learned to do this, and they said “From @mrssnyder007 ‘s
6th grade Design Studio rotation”!!!!
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
First of 3 field trips to all of the VUSD high schools. @VIDASHARKS 8th graders visit @VHSPanthers to see what they're all about! Thank you for welcoming us, showing us your programs & sports, and walking us all around campus! #weareVIDA
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
Always having fun in our Public Speaking rotation. This week students practiced their PVLEGSS, received feedback, and learned to tag the room. What an incredible opportunity @VIDASHARKS gives all students to build their skills as public speakers!! @MsAlyssaB
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Students having fun deciding who among them is “lying” and who they can trust! As we prepare to read a short story, we are discussing “herd mentality” and how we make inferences. @VIDASHARKS
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Today, a student gave me an award that she made in her Design Lab. I’m so grateful to work @VIDASHARKS with colleagues that teach such cool skills (like laser cutting wood), while still focusing on bringing joy to our campus. Best day!
Eeeks. But I guess we all kinda know it...
Public Education Enrollment down almost 3% in a few years.
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Happy end of a great year with @worlddesignorg and the San Diego/Tijuana mega region as #worlddesigncapital -- Happy Convocation ceremony!!!
"Most people are afraid of suffering. But suffering is a kind of mud to help the lotus flower of happiness grow. There can be no lotus flower without the mud."-Thich Nhat Hanh
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
"Piglet?" said Pooh.
"Yes, Pooh?" said Piglet.
"Do you ever have days when everything feels... Not Very Okay At All? And sometimes you don't even know why you feel Not Very Okay At All, you just know that you do."
Piglet nodded his head sagely. "Oh yes," said Piglet. "I definitely have those days."
"Really?" said Pooh in surprise. "I would never have thought that. You always seem so happy and like you have got everything in life all sorted out."
"Ah," said Piglet. "Well here's the thing. There are two things that you need to know, Pooh. The first thing is that even those pigs, and bears, and people, who seem to have got everything in life all sorted out... they probably haven't. Actually, everyone has days when they feel Not Very Okay At All. Some people are just better at hiding it than others.
And the second thing you need to know... is that it's okay to feel Not Very Okay At All. It can be quite normal, in fact. And all you need to do, on those days when you feel Not Very Okay At All, is come and find me, and tell me.
Don't ever feel like you have to hide the fact you're feeling Not Very Okay At All. Always come and tell me.
Because I will always be there."
—A.A. Milne, 1926
Eric Chagala, EdD retweeted
The root cause of our divides is not a lack of information. It’s a lack of trust.
Faith in media, government, and the law has plummeted. People dismiss the message when they doubt the source.
A key to healing America is increasing the neutrality and integrity of institutions.
