Dano Beal's 2nd grade class from Lafayette Elementary went on a Spider Safari but a lot of other people helped out including parents, other teachers and Seattle Parks Department staff.
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Are you afraid of spiders? There are now 26 2nd grade students at Lafayette Elementary who aren't.
That's because they took part in an educational event on Friday, Oct. 29 at Camp Long called a "Spider Safari," in which they learned about arachnids, examined them, found them in various places and even handled them.
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Dano Beal, teacher at Lafayette in cooperation with the Seattle Parks Department brought the children on the field trip to learn where they live, what eats them, and more. The kids were asked to 'be spiders' to help them think about where they might put a web, and how a spider web works.
Parent Ann Bradford said,"The Spider Safari serves as a vivid example of the kind of creative, experiential learning that is Dano Beal's signature. For the kids, engagement starts with learning about spiders, researching, writing and model-building in the classroom and extends to exploring their habitat at Camp Long. For the parents, this adventure is a community-builder, inclusive and celebratory of what makes Lafayette a great learning environment for our families."
After the safari, the students along with many parents and others enjoyed a special lunch by a fire.
