Errol Consolidated students in grades 4-8 create animal tracking flags during the outdoor education program in collaboration with Nature’s Classroom. (Photo Courtesy Errol Consolidated via SAU 20) 
Jackson Smith, Grade 8, and Emma Phillips, Grade 6, created this creature to live in the Everglades with the adaptations they received during the Mutation Nation activity as part of the Natures Classroom visit to Errol Consolidated. (Photo Courtesy Errol Consolidated via SAU 20) 
Appalachian Mountain Club instructors, Lucy Capone and Sean McHugo go over the principals of Leave No Trace with students during the visit to Errol Consolidated. (Photo Courtesy Errol Consolidated via SAU 20) 
Appalachian Mountain Club instructors and Errol students in Grades K-3 participate in an activity during the Club’s visit to the school. (Photo Courtesy Errol Consolidated via SAU 20) 
Logan Ferguson, Grade 1 and Charlotte Demers, Kindergarten, looking for animal tracks during the animal tracking activity as part of the Natures Classroom visit to Errol Consolidated)
ERROL – Superintendent David Backler and Principal Mary Fluette would like to announce that Errol Consolidated School participated in two outdoor education programs this fall.
Errol Consolidated students participated in programs with Nature’s Classroom and the Appalachian Mountain Club to learn and interact with nature and the outdoors.
Nature’s Classroom, located in New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, visited Errol Consolidated on Sept. 21 and is an environmental educational program where students had the opportunity to participate and learn about nature and animals.
During the program, Errol Consolidated students were split into two teams, Kindergarten through Grade 3 and Grades 4-8. Each team participated in group and individual team activities and games. Students learned about natural selection and adaptation, ecosystems, how to safely handle small critters and insects, and how to track different animals across New England.
“Exploring in the woods looking for insects was great. My second favorite part was playing camouflage in the woods,” said James Chase, Grade 5.
The Appalachian Mountain Club visited Errol Consolidated on Oct. 3. The focus of the visit was Leave No Trace, where students discussed the seven principles of being respectful in nature and how not to disturb the environment. The seven principals included planning ahead and preparing, staying on durable surfaces, properly disposing of waste, leaving what you find, minimizing campfire impacts, respecting wildlife, and being considerate of other visitors.
Activities included identifying the broken principles within a story and sharing better ideas and solutions for the characters. Students also walked through the woods and using the principles they learned and worked in small groups to build the city. Students presented their city to instructors and discussed how their city would have as little impact on the environment as possible.
“I want to thank the instructors from Nature’s Classroom and the Appalachian Mountain Club for visiting Errol and teaching our students about the wonders of nature and the outdoors,” said Principal Fluette. “It was great to see how engaged and excited students were during the program. Students were able to have a hands-on learning experience and had the opportunity to be up close with nature.”
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