History of the Dixie School
Nature Trail

To celebrate Earth Day 2001, the Dixie School Nature Trail project was launched. The trail encompasses 22 sites of interest around the school campus. Each class has chosen a site and documents its discoveries in classwork, some of which is exhibited on this website.

The aim of the Nature Trail is to make students more aware and to encourage them to take responsibility for their surroundings.

Each class studies its site at least once each season, taking pictures, making observations, doing research, and perhaps creating art and literature inspired by the site and season. The Dixie Arts Council collaborated on this project with the third grade students to produce natural art forms inspired by the works of Andy Goldsworthy. We hope this collaboration will continue with other grade levels.

Each class has been given a binder in which to collect their findings and creative works. On Earth Day 2002 the Nature Trail website was established as a repository for educational and inspiration material about our Nature Trail and the ecologic treasures of our local environment. This facilitates access to information by students, teachers, parents and anyone else who may decide to undertake a Nature Trail project at their school.