Registration for Learning Landscape begins
for school groups
Popular field trip to URI's greenhouses fills up fast
KINGSTON, R.I. -- May 4, 2000 -- Registration for Fall 2000 has begun
for the University of Rhode Island's Learning Landscape Environmental Education
program, a popular field trip to the URI gardens and greenhouses for elementary
school classes.
During two-hour Learning Landscape sessions, children in grades K-6 explore
the soils, water, plants and wildlife of the Rhode Island environment through
hands-on activities. They examine bird's nests and mammal skins, sieve
soil to study the particles, feel composting worms squiggle about on their
hands, and taste and smell the herbs and vegetables grown in the URI gardens.
Learning Landscape is taught by URI staff, student volunteers, and Master
Gardeners.
To sign up for Fall 2000 sessions, teachers should call program coordinator
June Kinigstein at 874-5706. The program costs $5 per student, though need-based
scholarships are available.
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For Information: June Kinigstein 874-5706,
Todd McLeish 874-7892
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