Caitlin Wege and her sister Jessica Wege McClear stand by the hand-carved basswood doors leading into one of two sixth-grade classroom in the new LEED-certified school building. Jeff Lende, one of the two Blandford teachers, did the carving of nature themes highlighting the outdoor school’s focus on the environment.
If there was any doubt that neither cold nor snow nor pouring rain can keep the 60 Blandford sixth-graders indoors, these muddy boots tell the true story!One of the two sixth-grade classrooms at Blandford School filled by students who proudly call themselves BEEPs. It stands for Blandford Environmental Education Program and includes all the students raising their own chicken for the year and selling the eggs, learning Peter M. Wege’s principle of economicology. By taking care of the ecology, the chicken, the students understand the need to balance nature with the economy.
