Looking to make Windsor better, a group of Middle School students learned more about what the town is and has been.

Members of Miranda Miller’s class visited Windsor Town Hall and learned about the role of different municipal functions: Town Justice, Zoning Department, and Dog Control.

 

 

The students also met with Town Supervisor Carolyn Price. She guided the tour, which included a stop with the Town Historian. The students learned about Windsor’s history of whip manufacturing, and the Town Hall’s history as a movie theater and opera house. They also visited the now-defunct bowling alley in the Town Hall’s basement. 

“As a class, we asked ourselves, ‘How can we enhance the community and give back?’” said Mrs. Miller.

Whatever the decision, the students will have to work quickly. They will pitch their idea to advisories in the Middle School, looking for all of them to participate in the project to coincide with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 20th.

“It’s definitely a challenge. It will have to come together pretty quickly, but we’ve already talked about what kind of community we have, and how we can help,” said Mrs. Miller. 

Miller and other staff members were inspired by a project-based learning conference at Binghamton University last August. 

“Project-based learning has great potential to engage diverse groups of students in active learning opportunities because it relies on several research-supported approaches: real-life problem-solving, hands-on activities, group work and collaboration, and differentiated instruction. Using project-based learning to address real issues in students' local communities also promotes advocacy and civic engagement in students,” said Dr. Candace Mulcahy, Associate Professor, Special Education at Binghamton University.

 

 

Along with this trip to Windsor Town Hall, the group will also visit Windsor Human Development.

“Hopefully, between the two visits, we can think of something the community can benefit from,” said Mrs. Miller.