Expeditions 2008
Each spring, E.L. Haynes students embark on learning expeditions, part of the Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound model. These academic adventures are long-term projects centered on math and/or science that encompass reading, writing and other subjects. In addition to in-class lessons, the learning expeditions include fieldwork, engage local experts, and contribute to the community allowing our students to take advantage of the remarkable physical, human, and cultural resources in Washington, DC. Learning expeditions provide students multiple opportunities to use what they learn in real contexts. The result is high quality work, passion and engagement, and a deeper understanding of complex issues.
These pictures show some of the exciting work our students have been doing!
Upper Left:
As part of their expedition, the Kindergarten class went to the Building Museum. In this picture, the students are designing their own city using recycled materials.
Upper Middle:
The Second graders work on their playspace garden as they study local invasive plant species.
Upper Right:
Our Third grade students take a boat ride on the Potomac River to learn about the health of our local waterways.
Middle Left:
Fourth grade students learned how creating models can help them build an understanding of how things work. Here they have created a model of a wetland.
Middle Middle:
The Second graders work with a parent volunteer as they study local invasive plant species
Middle Right:
One of our first grade students takes a hands-on approach to studying insects on a trip to the Insect Zoo.
Bottom Left:
Kindergarten studentslearn about the shapes used to create buildings at the National Building Museum.
Bottom Middle:
A student disects a clam to understand its role as a filter species within the ecosystem.
Bottom Right:
Third grade students tried to identify macroinvertibrates such as crayfish, leeches, and snails in this creek.
