TO EDUCATE ALL FIFTH GRADERS IN MONROE COUNTY ABOUT AGRICULTURE!
EACH FIFTH GRADER IN MONROE COUNTY WAS GIVEN THE CHANCE TO BE HANDS ON WITH 7 DIFFERENT TOPICS ABOUT MONROE COUNTY AGRICULTURE: SOILS, DENDROLOGY, BEAR GAME (TEACHES THEM ALL ABOUT THE AMERICAN BEAR), WILDLIFE, FIRE/BURN MANAGEMENT, URBAN (EDUCATES STUDENTS ON WHY TREES ARE SO VALUEABLE IN THE TOWNS THEY LIVE IN) AND FORESTRY. EACH OF THESE STATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE STUDENTS WITH HANDS ON EXHIBITS AND A 20 MINUTE TALK SESSION ABOUT EACH TOPIC. BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE ALSO PROVIDED THEM A ‘HAPPY’, WHICH CONTAINS SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THEY CAN COMPLETE DURING THE SUMMER BREAK. WE ALSO CONGRATULATED THEM FOR PARTICIPATING IN FAWN AS WELL AS PASSING 5TH GRADE!