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Fifth Graders Explore Marine Ecology on Outdoor Education Trip

Fifth graders traveled to NatureBridge in Sausalito at the end of last week for a challenging, rewarding, and fun outdoor education trip to culminate their year of learning. Students spent their time both outdoors and indoors engaging in hands-on experiences. They went on hikes, visited the Point Bonita Lighthouse, and explored the ecology in the area. For their indoor activities, fifth graders participated in a plankton lab where they looked at plankton through microscopes, and they got to hold mollusks from the indoor tide pool. In addition to trekking through the Marin Headlands and exploring marine ecology, the fifth graders also enjoyed many group-building and problem-solving activities. 

"Man, did we have an awesome outdoor ed trip at NatureBridge!," exclaims teacher Eitam Kohen. "The location, on the Pacific, surrounded by rolling green hills and alongside a lagoon, was absolutely beautiful. The staff at NatureBridge were so loving and knowledgeable about the environment that we always felt safe and in 'discovery mode.' We got to go on short and long hikes, see wildlife in its natural habitat, play fun games with our friends, and even have quiet time for ourselves." MORE PHOTOS
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