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Colorado Springs School District 11 program helps students learn outside

Students in Colorado Springs are getting outside to learn. Colorado Springs School District 11 has students at all grade levels participate in what's called "Peak Experiences."

Colorado Springs School District 11 program helps students learn outside

By: Carl Winder

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Students in Colorado Springs are getting outside to learn. Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) has students at all grade levels participate in what's called "Peak Experiences."

Tuesday, hundreds of second graders went to Venetucci Farms to learn about different outdoor topics, including wildlife, pollination and how water impacts the outdoors.

D11's Peak Experiences program is meant to give students real world experiences outside the classroom.

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