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Journalism Class

Friday, June 1, 2012

Seth Boyden Students Get a Lesson in Journalism

4th graders researched Seth Boyden School's one-of-a-kind garden as well as the Outdoor Learning Center.

This spring, Tamar Herman's fourth graders at Seth Boyden Demonstration School got a lesson in journalism from Patch. After being schooled on the basics in news reporting (with a explanation of and emphasis on facts), half the class headed for Seth Boyden's Strawberry Fields garden to interview parent volunteer Virginia Lamb Falconer, while the other half headed for the playground area to interview parent volunteer Caryn Emmons about the newly planned Outdoor Learning Center. Students also took many photographs to illustrate what they researched. We'll let the students tell you what they found out:   Strawberry Fields Hasn't Been Here Forever Do you know the history behind Strawberry Fields? Ms. Herman's homeroom does. The students met …

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