In the fall 14 students from GA's 4th and 5th grade Explorers Club, traveled to the Wissahickon gorge to study geology and climb on the rocks. At the Andorra Nature Center, also in the gorge, children saw the oldest European Beech tree and climbed on it. They had a full day, looking for salamanders under rotten logs, hiking along the Green Ribbon trail, from GA to the Militia Hill State Park, and swinging on vines along the Wissahickon. The Explorers club has also traveled to Ruston Woods in Newton Square to learn about Saw-whet Owl research and the Briar Bush Nature Center in Abington. Craig Newberger, faculty sponsor of the club notes that students will have more opportunities for exploring local natural resources in the spring term.
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