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831 Children Headed To Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, Centre County
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ClearWater Conservancy awarded $6,069.50 in funding through its “Connections” program for 831 students from seven area schools to take part in field trips this fall to Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in State College.
ClearWater's long-standing "Students-Communities-Streams-Connections" program pays for transportation and admission to the nature center. At Millbrook Marsh, the children will learn about their local natural environment through interactive and hands-on outdoor activities and experiments.
“Trained naturalists introduce them to the wetland and the habitat. Activities include discovery walks, educational activities on the trail, experiencing the marsh hands-on by using their senses, and lots of exploration and discovery,” said Molly Hetrick, recreational supervisor at Millbrook Marsh. “All the programs are designed based on the PA State Standards for Environment and Ecology and supplement the school district’s classroom lessons.”
Elementary and middle school students and their teachers received word about their grant awards in late September.
The 2011 Connections program is made possible with donations from State of the Art, the Bellefonte Elks Club and Cliff & Doris Wurster.
Fall 2011 funding recipients include:
-- Bellefonte Area School District: Bellefonte Elementary; teacher Bradley Treweek; 80 kindergarten students at a cost of $720.00; Benner Elementary; teacher Lata Anatheswaran; 39 second-grade students at a cost of $253.50;
-- Bald Eagle Area School District: Wingate Elementary; teacher Jodie Franks, Carrie Swanger and Maray Henninger; 58 first-grade students at a cost of $577.00;
-- Penns Valley Area School District: Centre Hall Elementary; teacher Nancy Johnson; 39 fourth-grade students at a cost of $343.50;
-- Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown: St. John Catholic School; teacher Kristina Tice, 38 third, fourth and fifth-grade students at a cost of $325.00; and
-- State College Area School District: State College Area Elementaries; teacher Marybeth Irvin; 529 third and fourth-grade students at a cost of $3,438.50; Nittany Valley Charter School; teacher Joyce Kreuter; 48 first through eighth-grade students at a cost of $412.00.
Millbrook Marsh Nature Center offers a variety of programs, events, and activities to the community, in addition to leading school groups through educational field trips.
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12/12/2011 |
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