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| Creating an outdoor classroom |
VOICE writes, "BY Sally Aman
The removal of an old fence on the grounds of St. Peter’s Interparish School has expanded the school’s outdoor public space by 2,800 square feet. The space will be used to create an exciting outdoor classroom comprised of multiple spaces for learning through teacher and self-guided instruction. The outdoor classroom is intended to promote healthy development — physical, emotional and spiritual ‑ through nature. "
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Outdoor educational resources will include earth friendly materials: native shrubs, grasses and flowers to attract butterflies and worms; birdhouses constructed by students; and a trickling waterfall. uniquely integrated into the outdoor classroom, including continued on-site education and applied learning to the outdoor classroom, as well as seedling plantings in the St. Peter’s space and transplantation to the waterfront.
A bat house also is under consideration to help with insect control. The school’s ongoing focus on the Anacostia River will be
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Winners take all family read night
St. Peter’s students and families rounded out October by participating in the Winners Take All Family Read Night with the KidsPost (Washington Post) sports columnist Fred Bowen.
Roughly 130 third- through sixth-grade students and their parents read Bowen’s baseball book “Winners Take All” in advance of the evening and then came together to enjoy a hot dog dinner, roundtable discussion and remarks by the author.
The Family Read Night was a fun and innovative way to get students and parents thinking and talking about character, honesty, and doing the right thing.
The evening was a home run for everyone!
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Posted on Dec 03, 2007 13:25pm.
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