This is the first post about a bio-geo-cultural education course on the Colorado Plateau. The Plymouth State University (PSU) travel study course is visiting the four corners region of the United States March 16-27th. We will be sharing our experiences and learning about this region before, during, and after the trip. Highlights of our trip will include raftering the San Juan River, exploring Ancestral Puebloan rock art and ruins, examining Southwest geology, visiting culural sites, and interacting with teachers and students from diverse Mormon, Navajo, and other reservation schools. This course is part of the Bioregional Outdoor Education Project, a program of the Four Corners School.
The PSU students will be assisting with a book project, entitled, ‘Discovering our Watershed: Voices and Images from students on the Colorado Plateau.’ If you’re a student in grades K-8 living on the Colorado Plateau you are eligible to submit an entry, by May 1st, 2006. Entries can be poetry, artwork, interviews, or essays about the Colorado River Watershed on the Colorado Plateau.
If you decide to follow our journey, a bonus feature is that a PSU librarian will be assisting us in answering questions that arise as we explore the region.
–Mary Ann McGarry, instructor
I am really excited to be part of this learning initiative. As Director of the library at PSU, this is my vision of the library…the integration of our digital resources and our librarians’ expert research skills into the classroom, or in this case, right into Four Corners. I am looking forward to following this project closely.
I am excited about this message board ‘blog’ because It will enable people from around the world to learn more about the Corolado Plateau. Hopefully some people who visit the cite will have also visited the area and will be able to leave their views for many others to see.