We had so much fun on the water yesterday with Alt Ed. They were as joyful as I was that it was so warm and the water was so still and so clear we could see the bottom at half tide. Then they declared their own talk like a pirate day.
I wish I could quantify what they learn on a given day. Besides the sheer magic of the water we landed on the shingle beach at Owls Head. We talked about rock formations and sedimentary rock being turned on its side in Rockland which created the lime quaries and quartz and shale and granite and limestone and the different industries in Penobscot Bay surrounding mining. I know that kids retain lots more when they’re outside the classroom. The geology of our area is certainly as important as the Grand Canyon and Great Salt Lake.
Clearly, the school systems in Rockland think so. We are fortunate to be here.
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