In a time when many young people spend free time in front of a computer screen or playing video games, Statesboro High School environmental science teacher Lee Bratton brings a bit of the outdoors into the lives of every student in her classes. She hopes to incorporate outdoor learning into the curriculum at the school as well, through the construction of an "outdoor classroom" and duck pond on campus, she said. Her efforts to instill in students a love and knowledge of hunting, fishing and other outdoor sports, as well as preservation and conservation, garnered Bratton the honor of being named the National Wild Turkey Federation Conservation Educator of the Year.
Teacher takes learning outdoors
Statesboros Lee Bratton named Conservation Educator of the Year