Rangeley Land Trust & School partner for water skills

RANGELEY – Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust and the Rangeley Lakes Regional School partnered this spring to teach kindergarteners through 5th and 9th – 10th grades water safety skills and how to canoe. RLRS Physical Education teacher Lindsay Richards and RLHT’s Amanda Laliberte thought outside the box by partnering with RLHT to get over 120 kids on the water. Students spent time on land learning the five basic strokes, the parts of the canoe, and how to enter and exit. They also demonstrated that they know how to fit a lifejacket properly and can use water safety hand signals. After practicing,Read More