DHS students in Basecamp Exploratory Learning class build and test water craft on the Animas River
Durango High School teacher Tim Fitzpatrick leads fellow teachers Ty Flom and Tara Haller as they float the waters of the Animas River Wednesday morning in water craft constructed out of cardboard and duct tape by 9th and 10th graders at the school's Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Durango High School cheer leaders and students in the Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class cheer on as teachers float down the Anims River Wednesday morning in water craft they created out of cardboard and duct tape. Most of the crafts floated drawing cheers from students ont he banks in the excersise meant to promote team building as well as engineering skills. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Durango High School teachers Jenni Darlow and Leigh Gozigian are launched into the chilly waters of the Animas River Wednesday morning in water craft constructed out of cardboard and duct tape by 9th and 10th graders at the school's Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Durango High School students in the Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class carry water craft they created out of cardboard and duct tape along the bank of the Animas River Wednesday morning prior to launch them with teachers inside. Most of the crafts floated drawing cheers from students ont he banks in the excersise meant to promote team building as well as engineering skills. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Durango High School teacher Jenni Darlow floats the waters of the Animas River Wednesday morning in water craft constructed out of cardboard and duct tape by 9th and 10th graders at the school's Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
As students on shore cheer him on, Durango High School teacher Shane Voss floats the waters of the Animas River Wednesday morning in water craft constructed out of cardboard and duct tape by 9th and 10th graders at the school's Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Durango High School students in the Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class line the footbridge over the Animas River north of the campus Wednesday morning to cheer on teachers floating down the river in craft they created out of cardboard and duct tape.The excersise was meant to promote team building as well as engineering skills. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Durango High School teacher Shane Voss helps a student carry a water craft up the River Trail Wednesday morning after 9th and 10th graders at the school's Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class tested their engineering and team building skills by constructing water craft out of cardboward and duct tape and having teachers float across the Animas River in them. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Durango High School students in the Base Camp Expeditionary Learning class carry water craft they created out of cardboard and duct tape along the shores of the Animas River north of the campus Wednesday morning prior to having their engineering skills tested, and truct, by teachers who floated across the river in the crafts. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
