Environmental Educators Visit Garden
Posted: July 26, 2012 at 6:40 p.m.
Beth Scism, left, a seventh-grade science teacher from Prairie Grove, and Leah Saffian, a member of Energy Corps, looks over the Russell D. Jones Children's Garden at the elementary school in Rogers on Thursday. A group from the Arkansas Environmental Education Association toured the garden and other area trails and gardens to give the educators inspiration for future projects.
Errin Slinkard talked with visitors from the Arkansas Environmental Education Association on Thursday about the tower of gourds and water feature behind Russell D. Jones Elementary School’s garden.
Education Expo
The Arkansas Environmental Education Association is finishing its 2012 Expo in Fayetteville today. Their mission, according to their website, is to promote environmental education and the work of environmental educators.
Source: arkansasee.org
Outdoor Education
Other schools in the district also use outdoor or garden spaces to teach children.
Bonnie Grimes Elementary School has an outdoor classroom.
Eastside Elementary School has a greenhouse.
Grace Hill Elementary School has a garden by its pavilion.
Birch Kirksey Middle School special education classes have a garden plot.
Rogers High School has a greenhouse for class projects.
Source: Rogers School District
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