Arlington Outdoor Education Association
WISH LIST: $100: helps fund summer campers who cannot afford the fees; $500: buys a new turtle habitat tank; $5000: provides recycled or sustainable flooring material in the new animal lab
Dr. Phoebe Hall Knipling was a remarkable woman by anyone’s standards: the first female Science Supervisor in the State of Virginia, she knew, well before the rest of the country, that environmental education was absolutely essential to the development of young people. In 1967 she located and raised funds for what is now the Outdoor Lab, a 210-acre facility that includes a spring-fed stream, pond, nature hiking trails, plant and animal identification areas, camping sites, a classroom, an animal lab, and an observatory with a 10" reflecting telescope. Here school children from Arlington County study water, come face-to-face with native creatures, walk the woods, learn about the terrain and its plant life, and study the extraordinary skies. And perhaps most importantly, they learn that education is active and alive. Now AOEA has begun construction of a new animal lab that will house its collection of native snakes and reptiles, as well as provide classroom space for environmental and science education. This extraordinary resource changes lives for young Arlingtonians. You can too.
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Mike Nardolilli President |
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