Sixth grade students from Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, Rhode Island, walk along a trail at the Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield, Rhode Island, on Oct. 20, 2011. The students are part of the EcoExplorer program run by the Providence After School Alliance, which helps to kids in learning environments outside of school time. .The students make a weekly visit to the refuge, operated by the Rhode Island Audubon Society, to learn about nature and ecology...M. Scott...
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Sixth grade students from Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, Rhode Island, walk along a trail at the Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield, Rhode Island, on Oct. 20, 2011. The students are part of the EcoExplorer program run by the Providence After School Alliance, which helps to kids in learning environments outside of school time. .The students make a weekly visit to the refuge, operated by the Rhode Island Audubon Society, to learn about nature and ecology...M. Scott Brauer for Education Week
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