Alumni
Note: The generic name Campus School here represents all versions of the school name over the years (1899-1967). Other names by which it was known include Model School, Training Department, Training School, etc.

Name:

Name when enrolled at the Campus School (if different, e.g. maiden name):

Current Postal Address:

Your phone number or email in case we have questions:

1. How did you happen to attend the Campus School?

2. Did anyone else in your family attend the Campus School? What were their names?

3. What were the years and grades of your attendance?

4. Did your family pay any fees for your attendance at the Campus School?

5. Where did you live when you attended the Campus School (area of town or county, address, etc.)? How did you get to and from school? Please share any favorite memories of this experience.

6. What did you do for lunch?

7. Do you remember any favorite classmates? Please name them for us.

8. Who were your favorite or most influential teachers?

9. Do you remember any of your student teachers? Please name them for us.

10. What were your favorite subjects or classroom activities?

11. What kinds of learning materials did you mostly use - regular school textbooks, materials created by your teachers, other?

12. What kind of grading system was in use during your attendance? Letter grades? Narrative reports?

13. Do you especially remember any creative activities, such as weaving, making things, etc.

14. What was it like for you to be observed so often by student-teachers?

15. Did you attend summer school at the Campus School? If so, why?

16. What out-of-classroom activities did you engage in? What did you do at recess? Lunch time? Which did you enjoy the most? What games did you play?

17. Did you visit the college itself? The college library? Attend assemblies or sporting events or anything else at the college when you were in the Campus School? Any special memories of these experiences?

18. At what grade level did you enter public school? Why did you transfer? What was the transition like for you?

19. If you attended public school first, what was the transition to Campus School like for you?

20. Please share any specific differences between public school and Campus School that especially affected you.

21. What further education did you pursue? College? Graduate or professional school?

22. If you later attended Western and majored in Education, did you observe or student-teach in the Campus School? What was that experience like?

23. How did your attendance at the Campus School influence your life and/or career?

24. Are you still in touch with any Campus School classmates? If so, can you help us contact them?

25. Would you be willing to serve as a contact person for your class for the purpose of encouraging participation in the Campus School Reunion planned for 2007?

26. Do you have any Campus School memorabilia (including photographs, class publications, crafts, artwork, etc.)? May we contact you about these items?

27. Please share with us any favorite memories of your Campus School days and any comments about areas not covered by the questions above.

Thank you for your participation in the Campus School Memories project.

The Campus School at Western
WWU Libraries Special Collections
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Bellingham, WA 98225-9103
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