Dawson Student Creates Campus Plant Identification Guide
The Alexander Dawson School is proud to announce that Middle School student Nicholas Oliveri has developed an online guided tour of several beautiful and drought-tolerant southwest desert plants purposefully installed on our campus.
Nicholas, working with Mr. Scott Clemson, a Dawson instructor and Enviromaniacs advisor, said that Nicholas began this project over a year ago during a community service class. Nicholas, with budget support from the School, worked in and out of school for more than a year to first research and develop the necessary text for the first nine plant identification signs around campus, then on the development of a website resource guide of the campus flora.
Last school year, Nicholas and Mr. Clemson installed the first set of nine signs around the Middle School campus, with more to come across the entire campus this year. The online e-guide contains a map noting the locations of the signs, with pictures and detailed information about each plant.
Nicholas says,"These are the first nine plants, but I plan to do many more this year."
Click here to access the Dawson plant identification guide.
Nicholas, working with Mr. Scott Clemson, a Dawson instructor and Enviromaniacs advisor, said that Nicholas began this project over a year ago during a community service class. Nicholas, with budget support from the School, worked in and out of school for more than a year to first research and develop the necessary text for the first nine plant identification signs around campus, then on the development of a website resource guide of the campus flora.
Last school year, Nicholas and Mr. Clemson installed the first set of nine signs around the Middle School campus, with more to come across the entire campus this year. The online e-guide contains a map noting the locations of the signs, with pictures and detailed information about each plant.
Nicholas says,"These are the first nine plants, but I plan to do many more this year."
Click here to access the Dawson plant identification guide.
The Alexander Dawson School
The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain, an independent school located on 33-acres in the community of Summerlin, is Nevada’s first Stanford University Challenge Success partner school for students in early childhood through grade eight. Utilizing the unique Challenge Success framework, Dawson uses research-based strategies and programs that emphasize student academics, wellbeing, and a healthy school-life balance to create more engaged, motivated, and resilient learners and leaders. At Dawson, students achieve their individual potential while savoring life and meeting the challenges of the world.