BG OUTDOOR CLASSROOM 

IN NORTHWEST OHIO, BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS GETTING AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. 

A TEACHER PUSHED TO INCORPORATE OUTDOOR LEARNING TO HER LESSON PLANS AND RECEIVED A $45,000 GRANT TO PAY FOR IT. PAULA WILLIAMS FREQUENTLY TAKES HER 7TH GRADE SCIENCE CLASS OUT TO THE SCHOOL PRAIRIE GROUNDS. THE SAYS IT KEEPS THE STUDENTS ACTIVE AND CONNECTS THEM TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT. SHE PRESENTED HER FINDINGS TO THE BOWLING GREEN BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO LOCAL COMPANIES. THE LUBRIZOL FOUNDATION AWARDED THE GRANT. WILLIAMS SAYS THE PROJECT SHOULD BE FINISHED BY AUGUST 15TH AND IT WILL NOT COST STUDENTS OR PARENTS ANYTHING.