Parkway Elementary School is taking learning outside the classroom.
Parkway Elementary School is taking learning outside the classroom.
Parents, staff and community members are working as the school yard habitat team to help students create a Sensory Garden. Heather Putman, the reading specialist, said it will use several learning styles to help all students learn. The garden also includes special touch and sight sections.
"It is a garden of native plants to Maryland where plants, trees and shrubs plan to go into a large space. We organized it by our five senses so we can incorporate multiple learning styles for all students," Putman said.
Each classroom will plants and maintain a specific area of the garden. Once the planting is complete, students will have the opportunity to experience outdoor lessons in different parts of the garden.
