Clear Spring School received a $1075.23 grant from the Ozark Society Foundation to build trails on campus. Our middle school class, (the Robins - 14 students), worked with three teachers Brittany Osborne, Aimee Tackett, and Alaina Davidson to design and construct an interpretive trail on campus. Alaina, helped the students to survey the land, design trail elements, and clear the trail itself. The students also designed trail signs that were printed using our glow-forge. These signs included pictures and descriptions of things along the trail (trees, animals, habitats). During the Arkansas Environmental Education Association conference June 6 & 7, the students led a group of visitors on their trail. The students also shared the` trails with their families during the Family Festival June 14th, this our culminating event of the school year where current and past families are invited to see what the students have been up to. The project took most of the winter and spring to complete. The project was a great success, and we will continue to develop the trail and improve upon its usage. In association with a grant from COX we also purchased materials to kit out the students with science investigations backpacks and they have been using those along the trails as well. We have several different kits, birding, creek critters, bugs, water and soil testing, and fossil exploration. The trail now connects our lower and upper campuses, creates a path to the Rainbow Garden, and creates a safer walking trail to the PrePrimary campus.
top of page
The Clear Spring School
It’s the beginning of our 50th year at Clear Spring school and there is joy and laughter once again across campus. Old friends reunited, new friends have been made, year long games of tag have started, and the playground is busy once more. As we look towards the next 50 years, we have a renewed commitment to our mission and values, a renewed sense of purpose. With a firm grounding in our roots of progressive, individualized, multi-sensory education, we are confident our graduates will be able to rise to the challenges of the 21st century.
​
In conversations with friends, those in academia as well as the private sector, one common theme about education stood out; High school graduates are not prepared. From critical and creative thinking skills, to team collaborations, to basic communication skills, students are entering the workforce and academia woefully unequipped. The skill sets and education needed to face the challenges of the 21st century are no longer being fulfilled in the traditional system.
They are, however, at the root of educational philosophy. We look forward to meeting the challenges of the next 50 years standing true to our character: creatively, collaboratively, and critically evaluating our progress, while constantly communicating and engaging with the community.
bottom of page
תגובות