Last Fall, three students planted 20 Red Emperor tulips in the Peace Garden as part of Journey North, a National Science Activity. The tulips were marked with red string to distinct themselves. The project’s purpose is to detect what time Spring occurs throughout the world, depending on the climate of all the different locations. “It was my idea to start the project, because of my ongoing interest in citizen science and connecting students to the natural world,” Special Education teaching assistant and head of the project Andrea Bielecki said. Ten students observed and recorded the plants development and stages of growth. “The part of the project I like best is bringing outdoor education into each day. I hope our students will gain greater awareness of the outdoors as a learning environment,” Bielecki said. The plants are currently blooming in the Peace Garden. “It was freezing cold outside, but I learned how to plant stuff and how to teach other kids as well,” junior Jeb Bisso said.