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Lynchburg students gain hands-on science experience on James River with school program partners
Summary
Lynchburg City Public Schools students took part in river-based science activities with the James River Association and Lynchburg Water Resources, using kayaking and macroinvertebrate sampling to reinforce classroom lessons; staff said the work is funded by a grant (amount not specified).
School staff described a hands-on science outing that took Lynchburg City Public Schools students to the James River, where program partners James River Association and Lynchburg Water Resources led activities intended to connect classroom lessons to local watershed stewardship.
"We really focus on every student by name and by need to graduation and beyond. So we want to provide these hands on learning opportunities that are exciting, that are engaging, that may be the thing that sparks their interest in coming to school," a…
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