Learning and Caring for the Anacostia River
The Anacostia Project
We began the adventure with the beginning of the 2007 school
year. As part of our grant from the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation
and DC Children and Youth Investment Trust, classes at St. Peter's follow
each other with weekly hands-on experience every Thursday at the neighboring
Anacostia River and its surrounding wetlands. 
Our 7th and 8th graders have conducted experiments at
the Boat House near the Navy Yard. As a follow-on, our 5th and 6th graders
made wetland plantings near RFK stadium. Other teachers completed training
with the Anacostia Watershed Society, incorporating both science and social
studies aspects in their curriculum. Mrs. Gina Pruitt (4th Grade) has
spearheaded this project and we are grateful for all the work she has done
to bring this grant to fruition.
