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Creating an outdoor marshland classroom to inspire learning, conservation, and community collaboration.
Funded by TVA and TSIN Classroom Grant Program - Empowering innovative education through hands-on learning. Learn more.
Loftis Middle School is creating an outdoor learning area with wildlife habitats, observation spaces, and hands-on learning environments.
Loftis Middle School is creating an outdoor learning area with wildlife habitats, observation spaces, and hands-on learning environments.
We need your support to make this happen!
We need your support to make this happen!
Material Needs
Material Needs
You may drop off donations in the main office or Olmstead’s Alcove (back of the building).
Water, sports drinks, and snacks
First aid supplies
Sunscreen and bug spray
Cooling towels and baby wipes
Leftover paint (any color)
Scrap wood, metal, or PVC
Old doors, shutters, pallets, or fencing
Screws, nails, brackets, or hardware
Hand tools
Measuring tapes, levels, or clamps
Garden soil, mulch, or planters
Upcoming Work Days
Upcoming Work Days
Spring Construction Begins After March 10 - Details to come!
The Marshland Project
The Marshland Project
Student-Led Outdoor Classroom Project
Student-Led Outdoor Classroom Project
8th-grade students at Loftis Middle School are designing an outdoor classroom and trail system connected to the wetlands. Working as teams in LINC, a fictional environmental design company, they take on real-world roles in planning, budgeting, and marketing.
Follow the journey as students document their progress on class websites, where each department shares updates:
🔹 Design & Planning: Sketching blueprints and finalizing layouts.
🔹 Operations & Finance: Managing budgets and tracking donations.
🔹 Marketing & Outreach: Promoting the project and engaging the community.
You can follow along with student progress by clicking "LINC PBL Home" on the left. 🌿
✨VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT✨
✨VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT✨
Listen to Dr. Gatlin discuss The Marshland Project on Talk Radio.
Read our feature on NoogaToday.
Watch or read the "What's Right with Our Schools" feature about our project.
Enjoy this AI-generated podcast about our project.
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