Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Seaton students visit R. Michael Supernault Outdoor Education Center

It was the sixth-graders, in Mr. Cory Hoggard's Seaton Elementary School class, turn to visit the R. Michael Supernault Outdoor Education Center on Thursday, April 30th.

Students from around the District have been making their spring trips to the beautiful 80-acre, District owned outdoor classroom in Oregon Township.

Recent rains have filled the ponds and wetlands and the students at one point were greeted by a pair of nesting Canada geese.

Mr. Al Hoppe, the teacher at the outdoor center, led the students on a hike to various ponds and wetlands to collect a variety of spring specimens, such as frogs eggs, larvae and insects.

Back at the center, it was time to sort them out by scientific classifications and then look at them under a stereo microscope in one of the cabin classrooms at the center.

Photos of the students are available at the District photo gallery.

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