NorthWoods

Principal Martha Dubuque, The St. Johnsbury School as appeared in Catamount Corner, February 4 2013 Winter greetings!  In this column, I often recognize the very special students at St. Johnsbury School.  I would like this week to celebrate our middle school students.  This year the middle school is partnering with the NorthWoods Stewardship Center to provide students with some outdoor experiences to build science knowledge and promote teamwork skills.  After a recent trip to NorthWoods, students wrote reflections explaining how the experience was beneficial.  Here are some of their thoughts. [Read More...]

Thinking Like a Woodcock (or Salmon): Understanding Conservation Goals Maria Young, Education & Outreach Coordinator Stratford students at work in the Silvio O. Conte Wildlife Refuge (Oct 2012). Hard at work with loppers, bow saw, and a swing blade, one eighth grade student from Stratford, New Hampshire paused to share the complexities of conservation work as he had begun to see them, “Last spring, we were planting trees. Now, we are cutting trees down.”  Through the Nulhegan Watershed Conservation and Education Initiative, supported by grant funding from the National [Read More...]