University of Windsor - Magister Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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At Scenic oronto slcznd . ... A. L . 2- The Toronto Island Science School is not only a nature lover 's paradise, but it is also an ideal educational institu- tion. It provides unique experiences in Science for over ZOO Grade 6 classes a year in the Toronto area, not to men tion the wonderful opportunities opened to many Student Teachers from the province of Ontario. Two groups of interested student teachers from Windsor were lucky enough to be chosen to go to the lsland school for one week early in the year. They left Windsor Teachers' College quite inexperienced, and a little green, and Very new to the many complexities of teaching. However, after one week of eating with, sleeping with, observing, and teaching their individual groups, they returned full of wonderful ideas, stories, songs, and memories. -- feeling like veterans in the field of teaching Science. The student teachers and their classes stood on the sandy, wind-blown beach learning of rock formations and eros- iang they trudged two miles to visit the Island farm. They learned the art of survival in case they were lost in the woods, and used a compass to find their way home again -- invariably there was a hot supper ready and welcome. Children and teachers alike sloshed through the ponds capturing and observing the creatures living there. The groups of children learned how to trap and band birds in the woods such as the saw-whet owl and numerous white-throated sparrows. Because of the fact that classes were largely out-of-doors, the children quickly learned how to forecast the weather. The week's activities were climaxed with a trip to the very top of the so-called Haunted island light- house . Every moment was filled with excitement. The days flew by and the week was over all too quickly. Those stu- dents who had the privilege of going to the Science School will always remember the experiences they had and will certainly share these with their classes in the years to come. Sue Podolsky 63

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Po etry Happening -- XII As I walked along a beach one day, I heard a little Seagull say, Why don't you come with me and play Out on the frollicking Waves? I turned and looked at him, And he perched and looked at me. I said to him: My friend, can't you see -- I am a MAN. As I Walked through a forest green, I heard a squirrel say, Why don 't you come with me and play Up high in the trees above? I stopped and looked at him, And he sat up and looked at me, I said to him: My friend, can 't you see -- I am a MAN . I walked into a church one day, And there knelt down to pray And said: God, Why don 't you come and stay With me in this World? I looked up at him, And he looked down at me . And then I heard him say, My friend, you see -- You are but a man. By R. A. Brown 65