The Idaho Center for Outdoor Education has a new yurt and it was a community effort

Duluth students trade classrooms for canoes in new class

DULUTH — The end of the school year is approaching fast, and with it, a mounting desire from students to be outside, instead of in class. For a group of students at Ordean East Middle School, though, the outdoors often doubles as their classroom. Throughout the school year, teacher Elina Gilsvik has worked to engage students in outside learning as part of a new class, Exploring Outdoor Education. With only a few weeks left in the semester, stude…

The Idaho Center for Outdoor Education has a new yurt and it was a community effort

Idaho Center for Outdoor Education sits on 87 acres owned by the Basin School District in Idaho City, where they bring students for a variety of learning activities in the fall, winter, and spring.The vision of the ICOE is to encourage students to care about the environment by using a beautiful setting and several partners in a hands-on learning style. Junior Kennedy Smith has never missed an ICOE day during her time in the Basin School District…