ALBION â It was, fittingly enough, an organic discovery.
It involved a woman from the Netherlands, an old Army man, a curious group of young people, some teachers passionate about project-based learning and a downed tree.
The fifth-grade classes at Central Noble Elementary School were developing trails in the woods that the corporation owns east of the Albion campus earlier this school year.
One of the students stumbled upon a dead tree. Inside that tree? Bees? Bunches and bunches of bees.
Like most people, the initial reaction was fear. That part of the trail was closed down to avoid the bees.
LIGONIER â Parents with students in West Nobleâs dual language program voiced their displeasure with the administrationâs decision to cancel the program for next year. A group of 15-20 parents and other adults attended Mondayâs school board meeting to plead for the programâs reinstatement.
A letter was sent home to parents April 19, which explained the districtâs decision to cancel the program because of the lack of staff.
Parent Justin Blotkamp said the dual language program is âeducation at its finestâ and that he was disappointed the program was going away. He said the program is important in a community as diverse as Ligonier and can help students facing language challenges as they move to the high school. Blotkamp said his wife was a teacher at the high school.
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