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Colrain Central School virtual presentation features Abenaki speaker, pollinator expert
BRUCHAC SCREENSHOT
Published: 12/14/2020 8:19:46 PM
COLRAIN Colrain Central School hosted two guest speakers Monday morning for a virtual presentation about a new service-learning project for the spring to plant a pollinator meadow at the far end of the school’s field.
Abenaki teacher and storyteller Jesse Bruchac, of The Nolumbeka Project, and pollinator and plant specialist Tom Sullivan had been scheduled to speak in person at the school in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic scrapped those plans. So the two were invited to a Google Meet session to remotely share their input and knowledge with students in second to fourth grade and educators, who tuned in from home.