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Snow School nature‑based preschool pilot draws board interest; leaders seek district program status

Middletown School District Board of Education · December 10, 2025
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Preschool teachers and a nonprofit partner described a three‑year nature‑based pilot at Snow School that serves about 40 three‑ and four‑year‑olds (about half receiving special education services), funded in part by the Rockville Foundation and partner volunteers.

Two preschool teachers and a community partner told the Board of Education on Dec. 9 that a multi‑year nature‑based learning pilot at Snow School has expanded and is being evaluated for a district program.

Vicky Thompson, a nature mentor with the nonprofit Everyone Outside, and Sigrid Atherton, a Snow School preschool special education teacher,…

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