(Spirit Lake)– Spirit Lake Middle School students will have some unique opportunities this fall to learn more about the environment. Principal Terry Bruinsma says it’s part of a collaborative effort through the University of Iowa…
Bruinsma says Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Dickinson County Nature Center and Lakeside Lab are also helping make the program possible…
He says the idea for the unique learning opportunities was born in part through the pandemic…
As part of the program, 5th grade students will be traveling to the Dickinson County Nature Center and Horseshoe Bend; 6th graders will visit the Hogsback and Diamond Lake areas; 7th graders will travel to Fort Defiance in Estherville and Gull Point State Park, while 8th graders will visit Lakeside Lab and Methodist Camp.
