Place-Based Education Makes Learning Relevant

On Wednesday, May 15, the fourth graders at Meadowlark Elementary School (MES) will be touring the Phillips County Museum, the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum, and the Robinson House in Malta. According to Ms. Shandel Fouts, one of the two fourth grade teachers at MES, these locations will not only fulfill criteria for place-based education but will be relevant and interesting to the students.

Throughout the museum, students will see artifacts that interpret how pioneers, cowboys, and Native Americans lived, worked, and played. The tools, toys, instruments, clothing, furniture, and historic photo...