PHOTO GALLERY : ODA Crossing the Mulch

Caitie P. and Ty G.

Sebastian E. sends the kickball flying in the air.

Ryan C. does a karate kick as he crosses the mulch.

Roxy G. gets ready to kick the ball during a second grade game of kickball.

Twins Roxy and Ty G.

Max F. came to Out-of-Door Academy in January without knowing any English after his family moved to Siesta Key from Germany. Today Max speaks English fluently.

Maria S.

Luca M. crosses the mulch as a symbolic gesture of entering the third grade.

Lily V. climbs a tree during the Crossing the Mulch celebration.

Kendall D. climbs a tree.

Emiliana B. came with her parents to visit her brother.

Giovani G. Gets ready to kick the ball in a game of kickball.

Hannah W. crosses the mulch.

James G. contemplates whom to choose for the game of duck duck goose

Second graders Kate N., Samantha F. and Mili K.

Kendall D. crosses the mulch

Second grade teachers Stephanie Burns and Sean McDonald

Shannon Rohrer–Phillips and her son Blaire Phillips

Ty G., Drew H. and Susan P. play duck duck goose during the Crossing the Mulch celebration.

Tyler B. sprints to first base during a game of kickball.