Written by Aja Parham, Communications Coordinator

While other schools did not return to their building today because of the Winter Storm warning, the students of Great River School embraced the cold 26 degree weather, the blustery snow, and use nature’s resources creatively on this beautiful winter day in Minnesota.

At recess, students found ways to utilize their environment and really put their imagination to work. Exiting the building, a table of students greeted me with rectangular shaped blocks of snow of which I was told were actually that they were making.

On the jungle gym, two students hung upside down and chatted while the snow slowly came down. Students in the Sport Court played a chilly game of soccer as the wind hit their little faces. Over a course of a few hours a large group of students carved a tunnel and on the open play lot, students found a patch of ice, using the shovel to form an ice skating rink.

And we can’t forget about our resident goat friends, Midnight and Sodak, living at the rear of the school. They too dawned little jackets and played in the snow a bit. Initially hiding in their little house, they came out just long enough to pose for pictures, sip some water, slide down a hill and return to the comfort of their home.

Yes, it is days like these that I love working here at Great River School, getting to witness the students working together, creating, and shaping the world around them, and animals of Minnesota enjoying the weather too.

Have a beautiful day and safe on the roads.