Written by: Larry Schafman, Community Relations Director at Fallsburg School District
After a full month of activities and learning, the Mid-Hudson Migrant Tutorial and Support Services (Migrant Ed) celebrated with Noche de Padres—Night of the Parents, on July 26, 2019 in the auditorium and cafeteria at Fallsburg Jr/Sr High School. Migrant Ed conducts programs throughout the school year in several school districts in Sullivan County, including Fallsburg, Liberty and Monticello. They held a special summer program in the FHS that had the theme of Water.
The evening program consisted of greetings and introductions in the Auditorium; Yoga for everybody; presentations by the students of their projects on Water; and refreshments in the Cafeteria.
Different classes of students focused on such topics as freshwater versus salt water; the water cycle; fish and animals that live under the sea; and the Hudson River. To learn more about these environments and concepts, students enjoyed field trips to nearby Lake Superior, Coney Island and the New York Aquarium and crossing the might Hudson River on the way back and forth to New York City.
Children studied fresh vs. salt water and learned why they can float more easily at the ocean than at a lake because of the greater density of the salt water. Coney Island and the Aquarium were especially great learning experiences and lots of fun, although student Michael Banegos was convinced that a shark was staring at him!
The dozens of proud parents and siblings of the students loved all the exhibits and the presentations as they listened attentively to their children share their knowledge and experience. Great thanks go out to all the teachers and tutors from Mid-Hudson Migrant Ed for their inspiration and support of this special community in Sullivan County.
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