Posted January 5, 2016 3:00 am by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

School forests give students appreciation for natural resources
School forests give students appreciation for natural resources
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota -(Ammoland.com)- Students learn and apply real-world skills in school forests across Minnesota, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Throughout the school year, students use these outdoor classrooms to learn and apply math, art, science, language arts and social studies while gaining an appreciation of natural resources.

There are 130 school forests at Minnesota schools throughout the state.

“Teachers routinely tell us that students are excited and engaged with school forest lessons,” said Karen Harrison, DNR school forest specialist. “The outdoors provide a unique learning environment where all students succeed.”

Here are a few 2015 school forest highlights:

Five Hawks School Forest in Prior Lake: Second graders hosted an outdoor family day to tap trees, watch the sap flow, make maple syrup and sample their own sweet creation.

  • Triton School Forest in Dodge Center: High school students led a two-day orienteering class for fifth graders in their school forest. Students learned useful social studies and survival skills like how to use a compass, measure distance by counting steps, and navigate through the woods.
  • Bagley School Forest: Sixth graders discovered math and science …Read the Rest

    Source:: AmmoLand

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