Getting Outside the Classroom

Ensuring that our students have excellent reading and math instruction is essential, but this doesn’t mean our students spend all of their time inside the classroom. Polk County teachers know that the best way for some students to learn is by moving and experiencing the content. Through the support of partners such as FENCE and Muddy Sneakers, our elementary students have opportunities to learn in the forests surrounding our schools. At the middle and high school levels, students have opportunities to work on STEM and construction projects or learn about agriculture and horticulture on the high school farm.