Como Park High School News

By Eric Erickson Como Lake as a classroom Como Park High School’s location near the shoreline of Como Lake creates ample opportunities for student interaction with a treasured natural resource. Teams training on Como’s turf field can turn west and proceed just one-tenth of a mile before being able to run around the lake’s 1.6-mile path. But even during the academic day, Como students have always been able to use the lake as a living classroom. Teachers of subjects ranging from biology to environmental science, drawing to photography, and creative writing to human geography have formulated lessons to interact with the environment and provide hands-on experiences that foster connection. On a warm October day; Julia Mohn, Dylan Adair and Katie Keenan walked their biology classes to the lake to identify insects living there, specifically freshwater macroinvertebrates. “Macroinvertebrate species can be sensitive or tolerant to pollution,” Mohn said.

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