| Our continuing story is one of community.Pickerington Elementary students,staff, and parents made a commitment to saving wetlands beginning with apartnership with Metro Parks of Columbus and Franklin County that evolvedfrom initial field trips to Pickerington Ponds during the 1992-1993 schoolyear. Since then the variety of individuals and organizations collaboratingwith our students to achieve the unimaginable has been astounding: includingparents, retired community residents, area businesses, and other communityorganizations. We have crossed generations, disciplines and regions toaccomplishour goals. |
Kim Haithcoat of Metro Parks & Students |
From our experiences with developing interdisciplinary experiences andcollaborative learning for our students, we have witnessed the impact andpower of a life-centered program and its benefits on creating interdisciplinarycurriculum. Residents of the Pickerington Elementary community have experiencedfirst-hand how to join together to learn with and from each other.
Funding has been achieved through a collaboration of diverse sources and, subsequently, has inspired us to plan a variety of activities. Our study has been funded over the five years by the following: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Ohio Environmental Education Fund, the Ohio Arts Council, Canon USA, Metro Parks of Columbus and Franklin County, the Pickerington Elementary PTO, Pickerington Local Schools, private donations from supportive parents, and sales from products that directly relate to the project, including T-shirts depicting the Pickerington Ponds mural and commemorative ornaments.
Adult volunteers helping to install the Pickerington PondsMural
Student Stories |
How To Hear the Grass Sing |