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Students learn away from the classroom
"Life in the classroom gets so atmosphere is cozy, and you can sip on
boring. Every once in a while we need espresso while you hit the books,"
a break from the same old lectures, senior Bethany Miller said.
and a chance to get out there and do Often an opportunity came up
some hands on learning," sophomore where students were given the chance
Autumn Schneider said. to learn by teaching. Some traveled to
Though the classroom was the elementary schools, while others
standard place for educating , belonged to Big Brother Big Sister or
sometimes the faculty and students similar programs,
both found benefits in stepping outside "I go with eight of my peers to
of it. Cottonwood Elementary each
"We've gone bowl ing a couple Wednesday. We teach them to write and
of times for lifetime fit. It's fun for speak Japanese, and I get such a kick
everybody, and it's a way for us to stay out of working with them . They remind
healthy while getting to breathe new air me of me when I was that age, which
beyond the boundaries of our sometimes means I must resist the urge
highschool. It's cool to be able to do to drop kick the little rascals. Honestly
something new now and then," junior though , they've taught me as much as
Sara Rakowsky said. I've taught them," senior Mike Luce
For a lot of students, outside said .
learning often took place after school The classroom scene may have
hours, such as at a buddy's house or been a way of life, but some life lessons
the library. couldn't be learned within classroom
"I work at Panera, and there
are a lot of kids who spend study time
there. They like it because the
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Junior Evan Porter gets the chance to bond
wi th hi s new elementary school buddy,
during his Child Development classes'
visit to Cottonwood. The students had hi gh
school buddies for as many subjects as
foreign language to Creative Writing.
photo by Rebecca Smedlund

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