As part of Watershed’s middle school Mustangs & the American West Expedition course, students across grades 6-8 spent their week of Extended Fieldwork exploring wild horse management, conservation, and public lands. TJ Holmes of Spring Creek Basin Mustangs captured the eighth graders’ experience in a wonderful blog post featuring incredible photos and reflections on the students’ curiosity, thoughtful questions, and engagement throughout the visit. Read the full post below!
Why I Teach at Watershed
Middle school humanities educator Stacy Howard reflects on her teaching journey at Watershed thus far. “About a year ago, I had just accepted a job at Watershed — a humanities position at an expeditionary, experiential learning school. I was going to teach 6th and 7th graders. And I thought I knew what I was stepping into. I had subbed here the year before, gotten to know a few people, and had a general sense of what this place was all about. But the truth is, I had no idea.”
Horsepower!
How can we manage the challenges of the growing wild horse population in Colorado? With this essential question in mind, middle school students in the Horse Power Expedition course headed off to southwestern Colorado for a week of field work to explore firsthand the complexities of managing the wild horses that roam in the region.
