This March, Deb Valerio’s science club students from Windham-Ashland-Jewett (WAJ) once again returned to the Agroforestry Resource Center to engage in hands on natural resource based education. Andrew Randazzo, an Environmental Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties worked with students to develop their understanding of groundwater. Over half of the nation’s […]
Dear Editor: We at Windham Community Food Pantry would like to thank the Windham Foundation for their very generous donation of $5000 to our organization. We are a 501©3 not for profit organization depending solely on donations. Our staff is strictly volunteer therefore 100% of moneys received is used to stamp out hunger on the […]
WAJ Science Club Launches Their First Experiment By Andrew Randazzo, 4-H Natural Environment Educator On Friday, October 14th, elementary students from the Windham-Ashland-Jewett (WAJ) Science Club began their scientific journey of experimentation. This year’s club will be all about experimenting with soil and plants to discuss the importance of environmental stewardship. Students will have the […]
To: All News Media From: Andrew Randazzo, Extension Educator (518-828-3346 X206) Date: June 23, 2016 WAJ Science Club Takes Part in Cornell’s Bird Nesting Program On Monday, June 20th, students from Windham-Ashland-Jewett (WAJ) got the opportunity to travel to The Willows a Brandow’s Point, managed by Green Land Trust. In partnership with Cornell […]
Beaming smiles, elated attitudes and a week full of art are what children at Art Explorers Program experience. Who wouldn’t want to be an Art Explorer? Every year students in the Art Explorers program are eager to learn from some of the very best teachers about the fundamentals and history of art, gaining new knowledge […]