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Ardmore 4-H Naturalist Studies 2020-2021

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Despite COVID, the Ardmore 4-H Naturalist Studies students have done a lot this year. They hosted a schoolyard BioBlitz, became certified in Wilderness First Aid and CPR, helped construct an outdoor classroom for our school and participated in citizen science initiatives. We even managed to keep the Envirothon team going!  We hope to do even more next year once things have returned to normal a little.  Here is a short video that explains our Naturalist Studies program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0vgEo_1eKQ

Roger Reid Visits Ardmore!

Our students were very lucky to get to experience chatting with author Roger Reid. Read about it here at Athens News Courier: https://www.enewscourier.com/news/local_news/award-winning-producer-author-visits-ardmore-high/article_58a78adc-1f66-11e9-b07b-8f580d56d6aa.html

Bear Bag Hanging 

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Know what’s not as easy as it looks? Hanging a bear bag! Ardmore Naturalist Studies kids found that out first hand today as we took advantage of an unseasonably warm day to go out and practice. We didn’t have a truly suitable tree, but we made do, getting lots of strange looks from passers by in the process.    

Ardmore Ugly Sweater Skate

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Ardmore’s Naturalist Studies teens tried out ice skating for the first time tonight... in festive, ugly sweaters! They have explored various outdoor skills throughout the course of the program, but this was the first cold weather activity. Fun was had by all. 

Ardmore Students Paint the Town

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Raptors in the Library

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Today, Naturalist Studies students learned about birds of prey from Curt Cearley of Rise Raptor Project. Maximus the owl was a great teacher creature.