Apr 17, 2019
A Wee Bit of Learning and Fun
By Stephen Wilson What one wish would you make if you caught a leprechaun? That question for fifth-graders may be easier to answer than naming their favorite…
Community-Based Learning and Research
Apr 6, 2019
Small Print. Big Impact.
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson The students in Mrs. Hunt’s fifth-grade classroom are shuffling to their lockers, dropping off books from one subject…
Mar 12, 2019
Bin There. Scrap That.
Story by Stephen Wilson, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Forty percent of food in the United States is never eaten, according to National Resources Defense…
Mar 8, 2019
Science of Fun
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson A soda can dipped in ice water instantly crumples. Fifth-graders observing the demonstration gasp with shock. The student…
Feb 23, 2019
Vegetables in the Community
Running through the summer and early fall, Vegetables in the Community (ViC) is a food distribution stand in Easton's West Ward. Students and faculty work…
Feb 19, 2019
9 Countries in 90 Minutes
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Around the world in 80 days is one thing, but around a continent in 90 minutes is another. Yet it didn’t stop Asian…
Feb 11, 2019
Kindergarteners & Clay
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson When Nestor Gil, associate professor of art, handed out pencils to kindergarteners, he asked them to notice what made…
Jan 20, 2019
Catalysts for Cougars
Photos and story by Stephen Wilson Elephants go through six sets of teeth in their lifetime, and each new set comes in larger than the last. Maybe they’d…
Jan 3, 2019
Mad Libs, Balloons, and Social Skills
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson What 7-year-old doesn’t like a balloon? Imagine giving a child the task of keeping one balloon aloft. Complicate things…
Dec 4, 2018
Teaching Happiness
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Question: What is happier than an eight-year-old the day after Halloween? Answer: Not much. But third-graders visited…