Kids, parents enjoy PACE outdoor learning

Approximately 144 excited kids arrived early on a recent Friday morning at St. Edward State Park in Kenmore to experience what life has to offer in an outdoor classroom. The Woodmoor Elementary PACE Program (Parents Active in Cooperative Education) held Outdoor Education Day, where kids were given the chance to learn how to create their own box oven and enjoy the pizzas they cooked with adult supervision. The Sarvey Wildlife Center brought owls, falcons, hawks and other birds; there was a woodworking station, a live bat station and a geology table; the Seattle Science Center allowed the kids to learn about rocks created by volcanoes and observe a model volcano in action; tours were guided on the trail to allow children to learn about the watershed; and the Eastside Audubon Society was also there to give the kids an introduction to birds.

September 26, 2011 8:26 pm
Students and parents enjoyed a PACE learning day recently at St. Edward State Park in Kenmore.
Students and parents enjoyed a PACE learning day recently at St. Edward State Park in Kenmore.

Approximately 144 excited kids arrived early on a recent Friday morning at St. Edward State Park in Kenmore to experience what life has to offer in an outdoor classroom.

The Woodmoor Elementary PACE Program (Parents Active in Cooperative Education) held Outdoor Education Day, where kids were given the chance to learn how to create their own box oven and enjoy the pizzas they cooked with adult supervision. The Sarvey Wildlife Center brought owls, falcons, hawks and other birds; there was a woodworking station, a live bat station and a geology table; the Seattle Science Center allowed the kids to learn about rocks created by volcanoes and observe a model volcano in action; tours were guided on the trail to allow children to learn about the watershed; and the Eastside Audubon Society was also there to give the kids an introduction to birds.

PACE at Woodmoor is hosting an information night at 7 p.m. Oct. 18. For information, call (206) 861-5692 and visit the Web site at www.nsd.org/WoodmoorPACE.

Woodmoor PACE will also be holding a recycling event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 at the school, 12225 N.E. 160th St., Bothell. People can drop off old computers, printers, modems, appliances, stereos, DVD players, televisions, bikes, car batteries, barbecues and more. This event is to support Woodmoor’s sixth-grade PACE students’ Grand Tour Field Trip. A donation of $10-$20 is suggested. All donations are tax deductible.

• This Friday, Lockwood Elementary’s PACE will be holding Outdoor Ed for its first- through sixth-graders at Carkeek Park in Seattle.