Mount Desert Islander - Environmental grant buys fun learning in the snow
“FRENCHBORO — If you were a teacher who received a $750 grant for “outdoor learning” from the Maine Environmental Education Association, what would you do with it?
Well, you could start by buying helmets for your students to wear when they go sledding.
“The Frenchboro School has probably the best sledding hill in the entire state,” said Frenchboro School teacher Laura Venger. “It goes right from our driveway, down the hill, past the church and then nearly to the ocean. And just like last year I have five very energetic boys, so we thought we would get some snowboarding helmets so they would be a little bit safer.””
