James Irwin Charter Schools Blog

By Dawn Batteiger, Principal, James Irwin Charter Middle School Introduction As w...

Read Post Building on Excellence: Looking Ahead After Our Best of the Springs Gold Award

By a Teacher, Parent, and Proud Jaguar After 11 years of teaching at James Irwin Cha...

Read Post Why Choose a Charter School—and Why James Irwin?

The 2025–2026 school year will be remembered as one of the most exciting and succ...

Read Post A Landmark Year for James Irwin Athletics

Reflections from the VEX World Robotics Championship in St. Louis  By Coach Ste...

Read Post Back from Worlds: More Than a Scoreboard

As a middle school mom in Colorado Springs, I always knew my son was incredibly bright&...

Read Post Why PTEC Was Exactly What My Smart-But-Hands-On Son Needed

And Why It Works!  Walk into a kindergarten classroom at James Irwin Elementary...

Read Post Why James Irwin Elementary School Teaches Cursive from Kindergarten

As a middle school mom in Colorado Springs, I always knew my son was incredibly bright&...

Read Post Why PTEC Was Exactly What My Smart-but-Hands-On Son Needed