When walking into room 220, Mrs. Janet Woodruff’s class, you’d see a lot of bats - stuffed ones and crafted ones. It looked like the second and third grade kids were having tons of fun in the AcroBATS class.

Mrs. Woodruff heard about the Lycoming College for Kids and Teens from another teacher, and wanted to teach the kids because they’re so fun and lively.

She wanted to show the kids that bats aren’t scary and won’t hurt you.

“My dad inspired me by building a bat house,” Mrs. Woodruff stated. She later put it in Montoursville Park.

July 25, 2007, Mrs. Woodruff and her students went to the Montour Preserve. They had Jon the Naturalist talk to them. They also studied owl pellets and made crafted bats out of popsicle sticks and little pompoms.

Maya Caringi was looking forward to learning about bats and the fieldtrip. “I’m looking forward to studying about bats,” exclaimed Ariyana Stafford.

“Making the crafted bats was really fun,” said Maya as she wrote in her notebook.

“I thought it would all be fun to take this class, and maybe help me in life because I’d know more about bats,” said Ariyana.

The students learned how fun bats can be. Now the kids won't be afraid of these interesting little critters!

In Mrs. Brenda Larson and Mrs. Micki Rebeck’s “Recyclable Art” class, second and third graders rip and tear newspaper to make paper mâché pigs.

Nobody inspired Micki and Brenda to teach this class, but they did have some reasons for doing it. Brenda likes to use her hands and loves little kids’ imaginations towards art. Mrs. Robin Van Auken asked Micki to teach the class; since she loves art, of course she said yes.

Micki and Brenda have done some really cool art projects with the kids. Flower handprints and drawings where you can’t pick up your pencil are two of the many projects they’ve accomplished.

The class didn’t go on any fieldtrips, but the students did walk around campus and find things that they could make into art.

The teachers try to make the class fun by giving the kids instructions, so then they can take off and create something of their own. Also, since they’re always doing a project, the kids can’t get bored.

“I absolutely love art,” Neve Durrwatcher said while she got ready to make their pigs. “I’m really looking forward to drawing and painting.”

Connor Pardoe wanted to do the paper mâché pigs. “I thought this class sounded interesting, and it was,” he said.

They both agreed that they like everything about the class.