Sauk Prairie Middle School

Christie Nelson's 6th grade class at Sauk Prairie Middle School in Sauk City, Wisconsin recently hosted two Chinese educators, Zhang Juan and Hu Yabin, who are visiting Wisconsin through the Three White Cranes project. Zhang Juan (right) gave a presentation on the cranes of China and shared information about students in China with the class.

In 2006 several of Mrs. Nelson's students (then students at Tower Rock Elementary School) designed and sold a set of notecards focusing on endangered birds. The students donated the profits from their project to the International Crane Foundation (ICF), who gave a portion of the gift to Xianghai Middle School in Jilin Province, China (click here to learn more about this project).

Inspired by the Wisconsin students, Xianghai Middle School designed a set of notecards focusing on the cranes and wetlands near their home. Jim Harris, ICF's Vice President, brought the cards to Sauk Prairie Middle School in fall 2007, sharing how the Xianghai school is using the donation to support their art program. The Sauk Prairie students are continuing this exchange by becoming
pen pals with the Xianghai students!

		ICF staff visited Sauk Prairie Middle School to share news about the cranes and students in Northeast China participating in the Tracking Cranes project. Sauk Prairie students and teachers (above) pose with notecards developed by students at Xianghai Middle School in Jilin Province, China. The notecards focus on the cranes and wetlands of Xianghai Nature Reserve. Farit (left) developed a similar set of notecards focusing on endangered birds while a student at Tower Rock Elementary School.