Outdoor Education Activities

Children participate in environmental education with biologists, engaging in hands-on activities like planting and using tools in a natural setting.

Airmen from the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 36th Maintenance Squadron, partners with the Guam Urban Community Forestry Program to help plant trees at P.C. Lujan Elementary School in support of Guam Arbor Day in Barrigada, Guam, Oct. 10, 2022. The project created a Native tree Garden at the school with the focus of promoting outside classroom time for the students. The volunteers were procured through Team Andersens Sister Village Sister Squadron program. The SVSS participation in this program supports the environment of Guam, education of the youth, and creates a stronger, friendly working relationship with the local community.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

This GIS class learns how to use GPS receiver in the field. A geographic information system (GIS) is a versatile computer tool that can assist in natural resource conservation planning and decision making for a community, region, watershed, or state. Top. Subjects:

USFWS Biologist instruct children on how to use tools for planting aquatic plants in their schoolyard wetland habitat area. Subjects: Biologists (USFWS); Children; Connecting people with nature; Environmental education; Work of the Service. Location: Maryland. Collection: Environmental Sciences.

USFWS Biologist talk to students on the how to plant aquatic plants in their schoolyard wetland habitat area. Subjects: Biologists (USFWS); Connecting people with nature; Environmental education; Children. Location: Maryland. Collection: Environmental Sciences.

Coast Guard personnel talking to children at Twin Lakes during a Kids Don't Float training event in Juneau, Alaska, June 30, 2022.Personnel from Coast Guard Sector Juneau, Coast Guard Station Juneau, and the 17th Coast Guard District partnered with Southeast Discovery to teach the summer camp class about life jackets, boating safety, and how to use different kinds of paddle craft. -U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lexie Preston

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

100912-N-5483N-353KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (Sept. 12, 2010) Information Systems Technician 3rd class Albert Finch, assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), demonstrates the proper push-up to Lithuanian children during a community service project at the Klaipeda Orphanage. Mount Whitney, the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, is homeported in Gaeta, Italy.

Airmen from the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 36th Maintenance Squadron, partners with the Guam Urban Community Forestry Program to help plant trees at P.C. Lujan Elementary School in support of Guam Arbor Day in Barrigada, Guam, Oct. 10, 2022. The project created a Native tree Garden at the school with the focus of promoting outside classroom time for the students. The volunteers were procured through Team Andersens Sister Village Sister Squadron program. The SVSS participation in this program supports the environment of Guam, education of the youth, and creates a stronger, friendly working relationship with the local community.

Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (OpJET), June 17, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. OpJET provides children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return.

USA, Florida, Ichetucknee State Park, Ichetucknee Spring, Group of chidren on science filed trip colletcint samples of specines

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli works with students during a hands-on STEM activity on the grounds of the Vice President's residence at the Naval Observatory, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Washington. The Vice President and Second Gentleman hosted an evening of NASA STEM activities at the Naval Observatory for military families and local STEM students and their families, including a special screening of Disney Pixars Lightyear.

Children are seen searching for birds in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Birdwatching; Birds; Children; Education; Education outreach; Events; Recreation; Work of the Service. Location: Pennsylvania. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT TINICUM.

Delegates get to know their group counselors at Camp Williams, Utah, as they experience their first day of Freedom Academy, July 10, 2022. Since 1961, the Utah National Guard and Honorary Colonels Corps have sponsored Freedom Academy, which provides a challenging and engaging environment designed to teach young leaders the importance of freedom and that leadership is essential to its survival.

Students learn about how animals breathe through their skin at the 2009 Nation's River Bass Tournament. Subjects: Children; Connecting people with nature; Recreation; Environmental education. Location: Maryland. . 1998 - 2011.

USA, California, Children examining tools and techniques of marine science onboard research vessel

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

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USA, Florida, Ichetucknee State Park, Ichetucknee Spring, Group of chidren on science filed trip colletcint samples of specines

Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (OpJET), June 17, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. OpJET provides children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return.

MoonFest From Apollo to LCROSS and Beyond public event at NASA'S Ames Researc Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The day included scientific talks, model rocket launches on the flight line, musical performances, family-friendly activities and more.

220623-N-MY642-1002Portsmouth, VA (June 23, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) bow their heads in a moment of prayer before resuming the Pride Month awareness run. Sailors from NMCP diversity committee came together to organize a run/walk event to recognize the LGBTQIA+ community and spread awareness about hate crimes committed against the community.

KSC Child Development Center (CDC) Playground Ribbon Cutting. Children anxiously anticipate the opening of a new playground at Kennedy Space Centers Child Development Center on Aug. 10, 2023. The kids were able to enjoy the playground immediately following a ribbon cutting ceremony.

N-IMAT West Interim Lead Albie Lewis (center) prepares IMAT West staff for a Land Navigation/Map Orienteering field course held in Martinez, California. Team members recently completed a map reading class taught by Lewis that was followed by the 2-hour, 9-point field activity several weeks later. Students used orienteering maps, compasses and each other's expertise to find their way through the woods, hills and dry river beds.. N-IMAT West Interim Lead Albie Lewis (center) prepares IMAT West staff for a Land Navigation/Map Orienteering field course held in Martinez, California. Team members recently completed a map reading class taught by Lewis that was followed by the 2-hour, 9-point field activity several weeks later. Students used orienteering maps, compasses and each other's expertiseto find their way through thewoods, hills and dry river beds.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The Fire Department Emergency Services, Camp Darby USAG Italy, organized a fire evacuation drill at the Camp Darby elementary and middle school to promote the fire prevention week. Sparky, the firedog, official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association, meets with the children. Left Jonathan Daniels, Assistant Principal, assigned at Camp Darby elementary and middle school, notes the presence of the children. Camp Darby, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022.

The Fire Department Emergency Services, Camp Darby USAG Italy, organized a fire evacuation drill at the Camp Darby elementary and middle school to promote the fire prevention week. Sparky, the firedog, official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association, meets with the children. Left Jonathan Daniels, Assistant Principal, assigned at Camp Darby elementary and middle school, notes the presence of the children. Camp Darby, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Children learning about crafts at an event. Subjects: Children. Location: Maryland. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, Virginia

Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (OpJET), June 17, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. OpJET provides children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return.

Students look on as a USFWS employee teaches about birding on the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Youth; Work of the Service; Education; Education outreach; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); uniforms; service patch. Location: Oregon. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: WILLIAM L. FINLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

New Zealand, South Island, Arrowsmith Range. Lydia Ode and Cora Andrews writing a travel plan. (MR)

Crew-4 Employee Event. From left, NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Bob Hines sign posters for Kennedy Space Center employees during an appreciation event held at the Florida spaceports KARS Park on March 22, 2023. Lindgren, Watkins, and Hines, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, launched to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 27, 2022, from Kennedys Launch Complex 39A. The crew remained at the orbiting laboratory for approximately six months, conducting critical science as part of the fourth crew rotation mission for NASAs Commercial Crew Program.

After eight months of designing, building and testing, the middle school, high school and college and university teams launched their rockets as part of NASA Student Launch on Sunday, April 8. The rockets and their payloads are designed to fly to 1-mile in altitude before deploying recovery systems that brings them safely to the ground.

Students view Indian tools during 'Earth Force' Earth Day event in Alexandria, Virginia on Potomac River

Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, Virginia

Marshfield's K-9 demonstration was easily the highlight of the town's annual Safety Day, helped at Marshfield airport on October 4th. Onlookers watched highly trained dogs sniff out narcotics and tackle bad guys with impressive recession. Public safety and emergency management agencies at the local, state and federal level were joined by regional owner companies, the state department of transportation, the Coast Guard, the National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and others for a day of safety education, awesome equipment, and BBQ... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Youth participate in a docent led hike featuring wildlife viewing at the Stone Lakes National Wildlife refuge. Subjects: Wildlife viewing; Wildlife refuges; Youth; Connecting people with nature. Location: California. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: STONE LAKES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Stockton, California for Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event at Cleveland Elementary School

Children tour the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Birdwatching; Birds; Children; Education; Education outreach; Events; Recreation; Work of the Service. Location: Pennsylvania. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT TINICUM.

Fifth grade students sitting underneath trees in an outdoor educational setting in the Sandia Mountains.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, National Public Lands Day , Environmental Protection Agency

Schoolchildren participating in Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event, attended by Secretary Gale Norton, at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California

USA, Florida, Ichetucknee State Park, Ichetucknee Spring, Park ranger with group of chidren on science filed trip

Schoolchildren participating in Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event, attended by Secretary Gale Norton, at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California

Philadelphia school students take part in an educational birdwalk at Tinicum marsh, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, PA. Subjects: Environmental education; Youth; Wildlife refuges; Wetlands. Location: Pennsylvania. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT TINICUM. . 1998 - 2011.

Children digging holes to plant tulips in their schooyard. Subjects: Children; Connecting people with nature; Environmental education. Location: Maryland.

Keesler personnel attend the Back Bay Elementary School Military Honor Walk in Biloxi, Mississippi, April 25, 2022. The walk, held in recognition of the Month of the Military Child, allows students the opportunity to honor all military personnel affiliated with the school and the surrounding community.

Alabama students participate in Be Ready Day.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

USA, Florida, Ichetucknee State Park, Ichetucknee Spring, Group of chidren on science filed trip coleltcing samples

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Children enjoy environmental education activities at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Environmental education; Children. Location: North Carolina. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: PEA ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

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221028-N-LY580-1017 ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (Oct. 28, 2022) Benjamin Russell High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Cadets, left-right, Courtney Burgess, Katherine Taylor, Austin Kenney, Lylaishia Brown, Andrew Ramirez and Jacob Corbin use shuttle boards to move from station to station during teamwork exercises.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

Teacher Chris Trepanowski in front of ninth grade students from Chandler Park Academy, studying the ecology of the Rouge River, as part of the annual Rouge Education Project in which students monitor biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of the river, Redford, Michigan, USA, America, North America

National Boating and Fishing Week, June 2004. Creator: Walton, LaVonda. Descriptive Note: ELECTRONIC IMAGE ONLY (No slide or print available). Subjects: Fishing; Fisheries management; Training; Education outreach; Volunteers; Electronic; Washington DC; Constitution Gardens. . 1998 - 2011.

Hurricane Katrina, Bay St. Louis, Miss., November 7, 2005 -- North Bay Elementary School students sing the school song prior to their return to classes as FEMA and Army Corp of Engineers representatives look on. Waveland/Bay St. Louis schools have been closed since the landfall of Hurricane Katrina on August 29th.

More than 180 seventh grade students from Heritage Middle School experienced science through a hands-on field trip at the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area within the Idaho National Guards Orchard Combat Training Center April 28-29. The Idaho National Guard partnered with Boise State University, University of Idaho, the Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission and Idahos Bureau of Land Management to bring science education to Treasure Valley students through its Adopt a Scientist program. Additionally, the program brings a greater understanding of the Idaho National Guards environmental stewardship and increases connectivity between students and Idaho researchers with field trips throughout the year at the OCTC. The NCA is home to the largest and most diverse population of breeding raptors in North America and one of the only places where military training, extensive research, public land use and livestock share the same land. Biologists from the Idaho A

110426-N-WP746-257PEARL CITY, Hawaii (April 26, 2011) Students at Pearl City Elementary School give Sailors assigned to Commander, Navy Region Hawaii high-fives for the volunteer work the command did for the school. Navy Region Hawaii is one of several Hawaii-based commands participating in the School Partnership Program, a community outreach initiative that partners a military command unit with a local public school.

Juan Baltazar, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron fire fighter, demonstrates the equipment and functions of a fire engine to Lone Tree Elementary students during Fire Prevention Week Oct. 13, 2022, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Beale Fire Department worked to educate Team Beale on important actions to take to stay safe from home fires using this year's campaign, Fire wont wait. Plan your escape.

Illinois National Guard Youth Programs and camp counselors from across the country met with teens of National Guard service members, from various states, to participate in the Region V Teen Summit in Waterloo, IL on June 29, 2022. This provided military dependents an opportunity to come together, gain leadership skills and mentor one another in a supportive environment.

Instructor teaches about Mattaponi Indians in Virginia.

Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, Virginia

Capt. Mackenzie Paul, a pilot with the 54th Helicopter Squadron, teaches students about the UH-1N Huey helicopter at Glenburn Public School, North Dakota, Sept. 27, 2022. Paul and her accompanying aircrew met with students ranging from kindergarten to seniors to strengthen community bonds between Glenburn and Minot Air Force Base.

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Johnson, with the 820th Rapid Engineer Deployment Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (Red Horse), Nellis Air Force Base, NV helps students carry furniture, donated by Task Force Falcon, into the newly constructed school by the 820th and other the participants of New Horizon '97, first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Country: French Guiana (GUF)

110726-N-UA460-053JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 26, 2011) Cub Scout Master Glynn Wood, right, speaks to a group of Cub Scouts about Native American culture and customs during a Cub Scout Day camp at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. The focus of this year's camp was Native American heritage.

Students from U.S. Embassy San Jose in Costa Rica's English Access Microscholarship Program get their faces painted during the U.S. Independence Day celebration on July 2, 2010, in San Jose, Costa Rica.

USFWS Biologist check children's plants in the schoolyard wetland area. Subjects: Biologists (USFWS); Connecting people with nature. Location: Maryland. Collection: Environmental Sciences.

Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, Virginia

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Stockton, California for Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event at Cleveland Elementary School

Cadets from Tombstone High Schools Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps learned how to read a map during a training event at Fort Huachuca Dec. 6. The training not only benefited the cadets, but also helped evaluate the NCOs ability to instruct warrior tasks and battle drills.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

After eight months of designing, building and testing, the middle school, high school and college and university teams launched their rockets as part of NASA Student Launch on Sunday, April 8. The rockets and their payloads are designed to fly to 1-mile in altitude before deploying recovery systems that brings them safely to the ground.

Noble, Okla., Sep. 30, 2012 FEMA Community Relations Representative Lila McAteer, discusses and distributes flyers to local individuals attending a Fiesta/rodeo in Noble, Okla., who may have been affected by the Aug.3-14 wildfire. FEMA produces flyers in both English and Spanish to help residents in declared counties understand how they can register for disaster assistance. Patricia Brach/FEMA. Oklahoma Noble Fire (FM-2999) Oklahoma Freedom and Noble Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Members from Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visit Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2022, and participate in a question-and-answer session with approximately 45 community members, including roughly 30 children. Discussion centered on life in the Coast Guard, job opportunities within the organization, motivations for joining, as well as the Coast Guards role in the Arctic region. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa. E. F. McKenzie.

Reginald Miller, school resource officer, Crossroads Elementary and Quantico Middle High School, interacts with students in the schools student safety patrol at Crossroads Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 13, 2022. The school safety patrol welcomes students to school in the morning, ensures that students are using crosswalks, and safely getting into school.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

After eight months of designing, building and testing, the middle school, high school and college and university teams launched their rockets as part of NASA Student Launch on Sunday, April 8. The rockets and their payloads are designed to fly to 1-mile in altitude before deploying recovery systems that brings them safely to the ground.

Children learn about animal tracks at the 2009 Nation's River Bass Tournament. Subjects: Recreation; Employees (USFWS); Children; Connecting people with nature; Environmental education. Location: Maryland. . 1998 - 2011.

Soldiers and Department of Defense Civilians, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, discuss the importance of raising awareness for survivors of sexual assault on Fort Knox, Kentucky, April 27, 2022. Denim Day takes place on the last Wednesday of April every year, and encourages people to wear jeans or other clothing items made of denim as a symbol of protest against sexual assault and to raise awareness.

South Africa, Kids on field trip exploring nature, looking through binoculars

DALA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 8, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Gianfranco Chavez, from Kissimmee, Flordia, teaches proper hand washing techniques to students of Dala Primary School during a visit in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands includes participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Orientation and bear safety talk, Brooks Lodge, Katmai National Park, Alaska (Large format sizes available)

2017 Student Launch activities at the Bragg Farm in Toney, Alabama

Children watering seedlings in an educational garden

Airmen from the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 36th Maintenance Squadron, partners with the Guam Urban Community Forestry Program to help plant trees at P.C. Lujan Elementary School in support of Guam Arbor Day in Barrigada, Guam, Oct. 10, 2022. The project created a Native tree Garden at the school with the focus of promoting outside classroom time for the students. The volunteers were procured through Team Andersens Sister Village Sister Squadron program. The SVSS participation in this program supports the environment of Guam, education of the youth, and creates a stronger, friendly working relationship with the local community.

Cadets from Tombstone High Schools Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps learned how to read a map during a training event at Fort Huachuca Dec. 6. The training not only benefited the cadets, but also helped evaluate the NCOs ability to instruct warrior tasks and battle drills.

Tammy Estapa and Wesley Oliver from Stennis Space Center assist young people visiting the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., to participate in Astro Camp activities.

Schoolchildren participating in Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event, attended by Secretary Gale Norton, at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California

Alabama students participate in Be Ready Day.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, Virginia

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael P. Richard, 35th Fighter Wing commander, wishes Sollars Elementary School students a good school year during the first day of school at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. The event had staff faculty, base leadership, and the school's mascot welcome each student as they made their way to class.

Lock Operator Josh Shockey (wearing reflective vest) leads a group of homeschoolers from Christian Academy of Knoxville on a tour Sept. 29, 2022, of Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee River in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

High school students from First United Methodist Church in Chula Vista, California, clean donated potatoes at a food bank operated by La Puente, a nonprofit agency providing social services in Colorado's San Luis Valley, where much of the population lives below the poverty level, Alamosa, Colorado, USA, North America

Instructor explaining how to climb at a ropes course, Kletterwald, Neroberg, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, Europe

HÅGAT, Guam (Aug. 9, 2022) - Personnel from visiting ship USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and community members assisted with cleanup efforts at Marcial Sablan Elementary School in Hågat, Aug. 9. The collaborative beautification effort was an opportunity for volunteers to assist with preparing the school for its first day of classes Aug. 10. During the 4-hour clean-up, volunteers removed foliage and debris throughout the campus. The Marcial Sablan campus is one of 40 Guam Department of Education schools, preparing for its first day of school. (U.S. Navy photos by Theresa Cepeda)

The Fire Department Emergency Services, Camp Darby USAG Italy, organized a fire evacuation drill at the Camp Darby elementary and middle school to promote the fire prevention week. Sparky, the firedog, official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association, meets with the children. The children during the fire drill. Camp Darby, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022.

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