Sixth Grade Visits Camp McDowell

Sixth graders participated in Camp McDowell’s environmental camp March 16 – 18. The group had twelve hours of course work over three days and three hours of night activities. The students studied Native Americans, learned about coal mining in Alabama, were taught survival skills, and studies the various constellations in the spring skies. Two of the students’ favorite activities were canoeing and pond and stream studies. Donoho’s very own Tyree Shelton ’05 is now one of the camp instructors.

"The Pitch" - Episode 20, March 29, 2011

Intersession 2011: New Orleans, Grades 7-9

Forty-eight students in grades 7 - 9 participated in the New Orleans intersession trip this year.  The students and their chaperones explored the city by bus, on foot, and by boat.  Science and history were incorporated into their activities.  History was explored through visiting the World War II Museum, the Houmas House Plantation, the French Quarter, and the city's Garden District.  Science was enhanced by visits to the zoo, the aquarium, the IMAX theater, and a tour of the swamp area.  Knowledge of real world economics was gained through bartering at the French Market.  Students' multicultural awareness was broadened through sampling local cuisine and listening to Cajun, Creole, and French dialects native to the area.

"The Pitch" - Episode 19, March 7, 2011