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McDonogh Third Graders Become Zoo Educators
McDonogh students are LifeReady.
What does this mean? We teach students how to think, not what to think, empowering them to lead lives of consequence and do the greatest good.
LifeReady Skills Achieved: Creative & Critical Thinking | Communicating | Collaborating | Connecting
Throughout the school year, McDonogh’s third graders have learned to become changemakers, not just in our school community, but in the world.
Through a partnership with the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore’s Signature Species Conservation Program, they have studied four endangered animals — the African penguin, the African elephant, the chimpanzee, and the red panda — to understand why they are at risk and what can be done to protect them. On Friday, April 17, they shared their knowledge with Zoo visitors at Party for the Planet, an Earth Day event focused on protecting wildlife and wild places.
The project began in September with a field trip to the Zoo, where students were introduced to the four species and learned what conservation means, how the Zoo works to promote it globally, and why these particular animals matter. That visit connected naturally with their classroom study of animal classification, giving their science curriculum a real and urgent purpose.
Since then, each homeroom has focused its research on one animal, diving into books, articles, and Zoom conversations with Zoo educators. Students channeled what they learned into posters and pamphlets they used when speaking with Zoo visitors and made the case for why these animals are worth protecting.
The project, a collaboration with Greatest Good McDonogh, is a compelling example of what happens when classroom skills meet real-world purpose. For these third graders, research and writing aren't just school assignments. They are tools for making a difference to a local nonprofit and the world.
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McDonogh students are LifeReady.
What does this mean? We teach students how to think, not what to think, empowering them to lead lives of consequence and do the greatest good.
LifeReady Skills Achieved: Creative & Critical Thinking | Communicating | Collaborating | Connecting
Throughout the school year, McDonogh’s third graders have learned to become changemakers, not just in our school community, but in the world.
Through a partnership with the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore’s Signature Species Conservation Program, they have studied four endangered animals — the African penguin, the African elephant, the chimpanzee, and the red panda — to understand why they are at risk and what can be done to protect them. On Friday, April 17, they shared their knowledge with Zoo visitors at Party for the Planet, an Earth Day event focused on protecting wildlife and wild places.
The project began in September with a field trip to the Zoo, where students were introduced to the four species and learned what conservation means, how the Zoo works to promote it globally, and why these particular animals matter. That visit connected naturally with their classroom study of animal classification, giving their science curriculum a real and urgent purpose.
Since then, each homeroom has focused its research on one animal, diving into books, articles, and Zoom conversations with Zoo educators. Students channeled what they learned into posters and pamphlets they used when speaking with Zoo visitors and made the case for why these animals are worth protecting.
The project, a collaboration with Greatest Good McDonogh, is a compelling example of what happens when classroom skills meet real-world purpose. For these third graders, research and writing aren't just school assignments. They are tools for making a difference to a local nonprofit and the world.