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First Posted: 10/21/2013 Graham Academy students stuffed handfuls of hay into the belly of a scarecrow to frighten off hawks as part of their experiential education program Oct. 18 at The Land at Hillside Farms in Shavertown.
Students tried to help Dandy the Donkey with its separation anxiety while others studied traffic flow after they posted a &#8220;Caution Children Learning&#8221; sign along Hillside Road. Students tried to apply theories they formulated in the classroom to everyday challenges at Hillside Farms.
Each month, students from the special education school travel to Hillside Farms to learn about farm life, farm animals and the tools and equipment used by farmers for planting and harvesting. This recent trip involved finding solutions to challenges farmers regularly face as they raise and care for their livestock.
The school visits the farm as part of its science enrichment curriculum that works in conjunction with Hillside&#8217;s agricultural education programs. Graham Academy teachers and Hillside Farms staff work together to devise experiential education lesson plans for the students which are presented before each trip so that classes can study it, discuss it and be prepared when they arrive at the Farm.
Although the Graham Academy has been visiting Hillside Farms for several years, this is the first year in which the two groups collaborated on experiential farm curriculum.

Learning on the farm