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Students, staff describe educational Iceland trip funded by community partners
Summary
High-school students and a staff facilitator told the board about a June trip to Iceland that included field visits to Thingvellir National Park, geothermal greenhouses, geysers, glaciers and the Blue Lagoon; presenters said hands-on learning and student presentations were central and thanked community funders.
High-school students gave the Glide School District No. 12 board a slideshow and oral report on a June international trip to Iceland, describing visits to Reykjavik, Thingvellir National Park, geologic sites and renewable-energy facilities.
A student presenter described a schedule that included museum visits, a hike on a glacier, a lava-tube exploration and time at geothermal greenhouses that the presenter said produce about 70% of Iceland’s tomato crop by harnessing steam vents. “We got to go to Thingvellir National Park … and we got to see a bunch of waterfalls,” a student said. Another presenter described the Blue Lagoon as feeling “like a hot tub” and noted silica mud treatments available there.
Board members thanked the students and staff and singled out several community partners that underwrote the trip: the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Indians, the Ford family, the Grama family and Ben Sarafin. A board member noted the students presented their research and that their culminating slideshow and in-school presentations helped younger students learn about the trip.
The presentation included logistical details such as travel dates in late June, an extended return flight through Keflavik, and an altered visit to Grindavik because of an active volcano that lengthened the bus trip. The report was given as an informational item and drew positive remarks from the board about the educational value of experiential travel.
