Personally, I don’t like frogs and I’m afraid of snakes, so the thought of walking around checking (what I thought was) rudimentary metal traps for animals I had little interest in didn’t exactly float my boat. And try as I could to keep an open mind like I have been...

We make it to the gates of the Reserve and are all aw-struck by nature’s beauty.  I remember a few comparisons being of fusion of the shire, Island images from the TV show Lost as well as the eerie paradise from Jurassic Park. Field days have been long and hard. ...

In case you are wondering, Kimber Hershberger is a Grade 3 teacher at Radio Park Elementary in State College. She is a mentor teacher in the PSU-SCASD Professional Development School Partnership and teaches Elementary Science Methods to undergraduate teacher education majors in that context. I am a professor...

Kimber and I had a wonderful experience with the Parks & People South Africa program! We especially enjoyed working with Penn State students and faculty in the field and in their classes. This is a picture of most of the cohort (Evan not included). I’ll be posting more content from...

South Africa has eleven official languages. The Parks and People students learn Xhosa from local women. They have many opportunities to practice during their time in South Africa.

Kimber and I had the privilege of co-teaching a natural science lesson on plants with Ms. Nicky to Grade 4 students at Ngubenyathi School. The students were enthusiastic about the lesson and seemed to enjoy drawing and writing in their science notebooks. - Carla