I biked to Huddart Park today to talk to a group of students at the Riekes center. The students, who are all home schooled, meet once a week at the park for environmental learning.
The park, which sits in the middle of an impressive redwood forest, is located on the side of the coastal mountains overlooking the bay area. The 13 students gathered under one of the kiosks, where I showed a powerpoint presentation from my laptop. The students, aged 13 to 17, were eager learners and I stayed for an hour and a half instead of the usual 50 minutes.
Afterwards, the students made a pyramid, showing off how well thy can ‘work together.’ (If you click on that funny looking picture on the right, it will open a movie of the students building a pyramid. Yes, I just figured out how to upload movies.)