Beyond the Classroom

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Enrichment

Riverhill provides a wide array of opportunities for experiences from which to learn. Students on all grade levels are paired with buddies who share their love for learning. Buddies can be seen reading in the learning center or doing science experiments together in the lab. Students also step outside the doors of the school to learn. They can be seen measuring the altitude of the sun, mummifying chickens, following a treasure map, or chasing the Gingerbread Man. Traveling beyond campus also provides more opportunities for learning. Whether attending a local play, attending a community disaster preparedness day, or traveling to the nation's capital, all grades learn from their experiences. Just a small overview of some of the classroom enrichments and trips include:

Visiting Constitution Village
Thanksgiving Feast
Montgomery trip
Ritz theatre
Ivy Green
Pope's Tavern
SciQuest Museum
Mammoth Cave
Washington D.C. trip
Dauphin Island trip
Camp Coosa trips
Scholars Bowl
Science Olympiad
Builders Club
Student Government Association
National Junior Honors Society
Technology Fair
Science Fair
Community Helper Fieldtrips
Court House trip
Toyland trip
Visit to Amish Community
Be Ready Day
Shoals Theatre
Exotic Animal Show
Energized Group
Jump Rope for Heart
The Yo-yo Guy
TVA Water Safety Show
Nina at McFarland Bottom
UNA Observatory
Star Gazing Night

Community Service

Riverhill encourages students in all grades to serve others in the community. Students have created gifts for soldiers; collected canned goods, stuffed bears, gloves, and mittens; visited nursing homes; gathered and distributed books for those without; supported the local animal shelter; adopted families at Christmas; and, they have rung the Salvation Army Bell at Christmastime.
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