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MARION â Thursday may have been the last day of the SEEDS summer camp program in Marion, but the lessons students learned will be ones they can use for the rest of their lives.
The SEEDS After School program provided six weeks of free summer camp in Marion and to each of its 10 other partner schools. One of the things students learned was gardening. Through gardening, students learned about things such as biology, ecosystems, weather, responsibility and teamwork.
In addition to gardening, students went on field trips, played group games, participated in summer reading challenges, learned from guest presenters and more.
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On April 17, Marion elementary students who are involved with the SEEDS After School Program and their families gathered at the Marion Mill Pond for a day of fishing, fun and learning. Trout Unlimited also supplied a variety of displays and activities to engage children in learning about fish and their habitats including a stream-table to teach about maintaining clean watersheds and a work table for identifying macroinvertebrates in the water.
Courtesy of Erin Horton, Marion Elementary SEEDS S
On April 17, Marion elementary students who are involved with the SEEDS After School Program and their families gathered at the Marion Mill Pond for a day of fishing, fun and learning. Trout Unlimited also supplied a variety of displays and activities to engage children in learning about fish and their habitats including a stream-table to teach about maintaining clean watersheds and a work table for identifying macroinvertebrates in the water.