CARLOS — Carlos Elementary students will soon have a new learning space, thanks to three passionate teachers, supportive school administration and a parent activity committee, along with a very giving community.
Adventure Acres – an outdoor learning space – is the brainchild of Stephanie Groetsch, Abbi Johnson and Kristen Schmidt. Groetsch is a second grade teacher, dean of students at Carlos Elementary and a 2022-23 Minnesota Teacher of the Year semi-finalist, while Johnson is a K-5 science teacher and Schmidt is a kindergarten teacher.
“We had a blank slate in our field behind the bus garage and we started dreaming together and thought, how do we turn this into a wonderful hands-on learning experience where we can get kids outside and unplugged?” said Groetsch.
Johnson said with her background in outdoor education, she put pen to paper and…
