Crossroads Elementary
 
Audubon Center of the North Woods
The Audubon Center is located on an 800 acre section of woods, water, and fields near Sandstone, Minnesota, approximately 90 miles north of St. Paul.

All Crossroads students have two opportunities to experience a three day residential environmental education experience at the Audubon Center of the NorthWoods. Science students visit the Audubon Center in the summer in fourth grade and in the winter in sixth grade. During a Montessori students' three years in E2, they will make two visits - once in the summer and once in the winter.

2007-2008 Dates
This years' trips are:
  • 6th grade and E2 (Pengra and Hansen)... Jan 14-16
  • 4th grade and E2 (Tatlonghari, Thompson, and Carlson)... June 4-6

    • Forms
    Included here are all the forms required for our trip. Hard copies were sent home. Please download. complete and send in to school.

    Forms for the January trip are due December 21.

    (Click on Forms)

    April, 2007 Visit
    Students in Ms. Haines, Ms. Roper, and Ms. Stack/DeMarais classes spent three days at the Audubon Center of the NorthWoods on April 2-4. Expecting spring, we faced a major winter blizzard (12 inches). Despite the weather, students traversed the high ropes, studied macro-invertebrates in the pond, and conducted bird studies.

    Fund Raising
    Our goal is to make the Audubon experience affordable for all students. To reach that goal, we have several large fund-raising events, includiing:
  • Annual fall pancake breakfast
  • Happenings Book Sale
  • Winter carnival


    • If you or your organization are willing to help, please contact Bill Lindquist at 651-767-8542.

    Winter- 2005
    Mr. Larson, Ms Becquer, and Ms DeMarais' classes braved the cold and deep snow to travel north for the January Audubon trip.

    Springtime in the NorthWoods-April, 2005
    In early April, the classes of Ms Cross, Ms Roper, and Ms DeMarais traveled to the Audubon Center of the NorthWoods to spend three days of getting to know one another better while we studied new life emerging in the springtime woods.

    Summer '04 visit
    Mr. Tatlonghari's, Ms, Thompson's , and Ms Stack's classes had a successful visit to the Audubon Center on June 2-4, 2004. Students enjoyed the variety of learning experiences including their classes and living together for three days.

    April - 2005

    Winter - 2005

    June - 2004