Collaborating with Community Partners in Potosi, Wisconsin -- PRTP20

Today's podcast episode takes you on a journey to Potosi, Wisconsin where you’ll meet a group of both students and adults all dedicated to three missions, all of which benefit the school system and the community. Potosi Is a rural community with a long history back to the early 1800s. For this entire episode, we are on location in the downtown area In mid-February. The temps are nice but there's still snow on the ground. Potosi Main Street is probably 3 miles and has a gradual slope downhill toward the river. To me, Potosi represents the landscape of the Driftless and that the main street seems nestled in a hallow with homes and businesses tucked against the rock. It’s definitely representative of what we this of as the driftless landscape. We start out at the Badger Trail Huts to learn how students are partnering with community members to improve this historically relevant trail that will offer yet another destination stop for visitors to the area. On our walk, you’ll meet Superintendent Kurt Cohen, Science teacher Matt Eastlick, community member Larry Kalina, and students Logan Uppena, Connor McKillip, Emily Bierman, Logan Kruser, and Ethan Kerkhoff. You’re learning about three projects. 1.) how students are learning about concepts in science while improving their community by working on the Badger Trail Huts and 2.) how students will be supporting the creation of the Potosi Driftless Information Center in downtown Potosi & lastly, 3.) how students are helping install a prairie on school property. We start out at the bottom of the Badger Trail huts. Talk a walk with us!

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Collaborating with Community Partners in Potosi, Wisconsin -- PRTP20 is an episode from Proud Rural Teacher by Jessica Brogley.

This episode is 00:31:58 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2022.

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