News

Environmental Education is Golden at Geneva Day School :: How Student-Scientists Learn about the Natural World

“I’ve painted 19 gold rocks. . . A whale tooth. . . .  And these acrylic specimens that resemble fossils,” enthused Mrs. Sara Acharya, Geneva Day School’s devoted instructor of Environmental Education.  Where are these treasures headed!?  To the school’s sandbox! Student-scientists engage in a “dig” to simulate the work of environmentalists.  As they discover sand and mud, they reflect on the meaning of “excavation” and the structure of Earth’s layers. “I need the kids to understand what’s above, below, and