Check Out the Rebecca New Memorial Outdoor Classroom!
A big thank you to the GHES PTA, Bojangles, Carolina Handling,
and Carolina Landscaping for helping make our vision of an Outdoor Classroom
Area become a reality! With this outdoor
classroom, students will have the opportunity to explore the outside garden
area and aquatic ecosystem (we are also hoping to have butterfly plants and
other ecosystems close to the area) and then teachers will be able to follow up
immediately with a learning activity or lesson. This provides for continuity
that can sometimes be lost during transition times. This outdoor classroom can
also be used by students and teachers as a change of scenery from their
classroom. Rebecca New was a beloved art teacher at Gold Hill who died
tragically in August of 2013, but left behind a legacy of creative thinking and
had a huge influence on our outdoor garden space. She would have been thrilled
to have this outdoor classroom space for her students to work, as I’m sure many
teachers and students will be here at GHES. We will have a sign in this space
to share this information about our dedication of the outdoor classroom to Ms.
New.