Habitat Lab Opening

Tecumseh Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Habitat Lab
Posted on 09/13/2024
On Wednesday, September 11, Tecumseh Elementary hosted a ribbon-cutting event to officially open their new Habitat Lab. This interactive outdoor learning classroom offers students that chance to get hands-on as they explore various fundamental science topics. The Lab is a great space to learn about key K-5 life science standards like habitats, wildlife, and life cycles. The Lab will be open to all Xenia students, with mini-field trips expected to be part of the classroom schedule for students in other buildings.

For the ribbon-cutting event, all Tecumseh students headed outside for the festivities, where they heard from Mrs. Statzer about the importance of the project, as well as from Fiona Brannen, a student member of the committee who helped plan this learning space that will benefit students — and local wildlife! — for years to come.

To plan the space, student representatives from each grade at Tecumseh met with Chad Norton of Buckeye Waterscapes and Eric Montgomery of Montgomery Landscaping to give critical input. For the project, the students learned about which native plants would be a good fit for the space, which were then planted as seeds this past spring in grow labs, and transplanted into the outdoor space.

At the ribbon-cutting, students were joined by district and community leaders who were impressed by those local plantings that are already established in the new space, in spite of the drought that has made the installation a challenge this year. 

Thank you to all of the parents and community partners who were part of the day!