This fall, Davis-Thomas Elementary Middle School will begin
integrating a new educational model that will incorporate each
subject of study into an overall theme of environmental
sustainability. Tucker County Superintendent of Schools Eddie
Campbell said the idea is to move past the traditional classroom
model of education and find ways to open up new possibilities.
"We want to put our energy into the concept of sustainability
and environmental responsibility because we think it will foster
a good connection for the kids. When they can make a connection
to what they are studying, they are going to learn it better. We
want to find a way to connect learning to what the kids are
doing in the community. That is where we are coming from,"
Campbell said. The Inter-Mountain photo by Joe Hoover Jennifer
Newland, executive director of the Canaan Valley Institute,
explains the benefits of the new partnership between CVI and the
Tucker County Board of Education to board members at a recent
meeting. The new model is grou