The County - County schools are taking students outside to counter post-COVID struggles

“LIMESTONE, Maine — In just two years, middle school students at Limestone Community School have gone ice fishing, downhill skiing, camping, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding and snowshoeing, grown vegetables and made their own maple syrup. 

By the end of this school year, they want to start a school garden and farmstand and learn how to cross country ski on local trails. It’s all thanks to a post-COVID movement that’s driving schools to keep children more engaged and less hooked to screens.”

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