With support from the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, Chassell science teacher Beth Squires has long emphasized place-based, hands-on learning in all her classes. With help from Keweenaw Wild Ones, the Symbiotic Schoolyard middle-school science unit has become another tool in her toolbox.
WOK donated this unit, which teaches biodiversity and provides a framework for kids to grow a native plant garden on school grounds.
David Sims outlines Beth’s efforts in his article “Local Students Become Environmental Stewards through Hands-on Learning,” published in the Copper Country Intermediate School District newsletter.
Beth discusses her work, including Symbiotic Schoolyard, on the CCISD’s Coppercast “Nature as Classroom.”