Nature Trail Clean Up!!

"Service learning is a process of involving students in community service activities combined with facilitated means for applying the experience to their academic and personal development.  It is a form of experiential education aimed at enhancing and enriching student learning in course material.  When compared to other forms of experiential learning like internships and cooperative education, it is similar in that it is student-centered, hands-on and directly applicable to the curriculum.” - http://www.uncfsu.edu/civic-engagement/service-learning/definition-of-service-learning

This afternoon, Miss O’Connor, Mr. Johnson, Miss Simpson and Ms. Michalski invited middle school students to gain authentic service experience and lifelong memories of what it feels like to give back to their community.  When our students participate in opportunities to come together to pick up trash from our school property, they inherently became more attached to their school while learning the value of hard work... and environmental conservation!  These are ideas we reflect on often during the school day, but our kids were motivated and driven today to serve and to embody what it means to give selflessly.  See the rebirth of the nature trail below.
GO TEAM NATURE TRAIL CLEAN UP! :-)   PHOTO Creds: David Cappaert and Ashley O’Connor.