The teams at Greenscapes, an environmental education group based in Salem, MA, made a visit to Manchester Memorial School last week to give students a hands-on education about the protection and conservation of local natural resources. The interactive educational program was funded by a $500 grant from the Manchester Board of Health and coordinated at the school by Memorial School teacher Maggie Tomaiolo. Students got to work with parent volunteers and Memorial teachers on a series of hands-on demonstration projects to understand ground water flow, watershed areas, stormwater and how it returns to the soil, and the importance of programs that protect natural resources.
Hands On Environmental Learning
Memorial School students (from left) Scarlett Chobanian, Pia Pinkin and Isaac Collins work with Parent Volunteer Sarah Valeo at a workstation to learn about contaminants in water. (Photo: Erika Brown)
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