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Forest school community growing, seeing increased interest
Rachel and Jeremy Thacker s son Teagan did well in traditional school but had a lot of energy and often fidgeted in class.
by Associated Press
Jul. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm
A class is seen during the Wauhatchie School forest day camp at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Rachel and Jeremy Thacker s son Teagan did well in traditional school but had a lot of energy and often fidgeted in class.
After switching to the forest school model at Wauhatchie School for his third-grade year, his parents said he thrived. But a new concern arose: Teagan was about to age out of the program at the end of the school year, and the family was nervous about his possible return to traditional school.
Forest school community growing, seeing increased interest
ANIKA CHATURVEDI, Chattanooga Times Free Press
July 16, 2021
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1of14A class is seen during the Wauhatchie School forest day camp at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)Troy Stolt/APShow MoreShow Less
2of14Beau Singleton-Newman works on a craft during the Wauhatchie School forest day camp at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)Troy Stolt/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of14Grayson Macco climbs a tree as his camp mates play around him during the Wauhatchie School forest day camp at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)Troy Stolt/APShow MoreShow Less