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Published by Farragut Press<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Written by Tammy Cheek<\/em><\/p>\n

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Even with the recent snowstorm, students at Tate\u2019s School, 9215 Bob Gray Road, are discovering learning does not have to happen indoors.<\/p>\n

The school\u2019s faculty took advantage of the January weather as a teaching opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were so pleased to have students return to school (Tuesday, Jan. 23),\u201d said Tracey Van Hook, Tate director of Communications. \u201c<\/p>\n

Physical education classes played Capture the Flag in a large field just off Bob Gray Road, while students used recess to catch some B-Roll.<\/p>\n

But enjoying the snow is not the only opportunity taken at the school, which is celebrating its 56th year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been a highly academic environment from the beginning,\u201d said Lou L Tate, CEO and founder of Tate School. \u201cWe have a teaching garden, forest learning, zip lines and use of three pools to teach students swimming instructions each fall.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Using the outdoors has) been a big part of what we\u2019ve done,\u201d principal Kaye Simmons said. \u201cLooking at the research of what\u2019s been done showing the benefits of time in nature and how that can reverse the negative effects of so much screen time (sitting at a computer).<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the little kids, even though they don\u2019t have screens here at school, when they get home, they are on tablets, computers, video games,\u201d she added. \u201cAs a nation, we\u2019re realizing that all of this screen time is changing their brain,<\/p>\n

\u201cBut now research is showing that time spent in nature actually reverses that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scattered throughout the campus are outdoor teaching areas, where all classes use them as a bonus to the learning process.<\/p>\n

In the science arena, fourth-grade science teacher Michelle Clark shows her pupils about agriculture with a broccoli garden, in which students a couple weeks ago, harvested broccoli, which survived the storm, and micro greens.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe chef is going to put that (broccoli) in a salad,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n

They also are raising trout from eggs, learning about water quality and water resources, engaging in a stream habitat study and learning a conservation ethic, Van Hook said.<\/p>\n

In middle school, students are taught fly-fishing, boating and have a ski club.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur middle school students love the outdoors and most participate in our adventure club and snow skiing club,\u201d the founder said. \u201cWe like to embrace the winter weather and students benefit. These are memories they are making today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also in middle school, eighth-grade science teacher Alex Edwards uses camping trips to Mount Rogers in Virginia to teach students about wildlife species, such as the Weller\u2019s\u2019 salamander, they would never see otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey keep active field journals,\u201d researching 300 native species on their own, Edwards said.<\/p>\n

The school even has its own summer camp.<\/p>\n

Additionally, students and faculty relieve stress with the help of Luna, a 2-year-old mini Labradoodle therapy dog.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne day a week, she is an all-day dog,\u201d said Heather Jenkinson, administrative assistant and licensed social worker who handles Luna. \u201cShe\u2019s here (in the principal\u2019s office) for anyone who needs her.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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