High altitude learning

A bus full of 6th and 8th grade students rode to the Snowy Range September 11 for a science class with Encampment K-12 sixth grade teacher Jordan Seitz.

“Rain or snow, we go,” Seitz said.

Seitz also teaches 6th and 8th grade earth science, but combines classes for different trips and rotates locations through the years.

The science field trip was filled with hikes, hugging rocks and learning about eras from the past which shaped the east side of the Snowy Range. The unique classroom allowed students to hear about metamorphosis processes and see them in real life.

Justin Stern, an education coo...