Join 6th-graders in Olympic Peninsula Field Trip

— from Kate Long —

Join the Orcas Island Elementary 6th grade class with teacher Paula Towne on Wednesday, December 4 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Parish Hall when students will give a brief presentation of their week-long field trip to the Olympic Peninsula. This fun and educational event will give the students the opportunity to demonstrate what they learned about inquiry-based science questions and analyzing old growth forests, not to mention what they learned about themselves and each other!

Thanks to generous donations of NatureBridge founding member Valerie Anders and the support of the Orcas Island Education Foundation, Orcas 6th graders have been attending NatureBridge on the Olympic Peninsula (formerly OPI) for eight years. Students return to their classroom invigorated by the field studies and with a greater appreciation of how they collaborate as a team. Lessons learned are those that help carry them through middle and high school, as well as through life.

Please come on December 4 for a 20-minute student-led presentation, slide show, snacks, and a fun Jeopardy-like game for all to participate. Hope to see you there!