Louise Chapman has been heading up the Volusia County School District’s adjunct science classroom long enough to know that sometimes, students need to see things to understand them.
She’s met students who think that Spruce Creek eventually feeds into the Pacific Ocean. Students who have never been fishing. Students who think the plankton they’re looking at under the microscope will look like the cartoon villain of the same name from 'SpongeBob SquarePants.' Students who don’t want to participate, but then end up asking to come back.
They just don’t know any better. That’s why Project IBIS, which serves as an outdoor, adjunct science classroom for the district’s high schoolers, is so important.