Treetop Structure will go up into the canopy of this tree
This will be the location of the Treetop Structure
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TreeTops 2000 is a community service project of the Class of 2000 at Ithaca High School. The students have designed and will build, with your help, an ecological observation tower at the falls overlooking the gorge at the Cayuga Nature Center. Students have also constructed most of the exhibits for the tower, making this the first time academics and community service have been combined at IHS.
This all-volunteer project will involve students, parents, teachers, community organizations and business in the Ithaca area.
- Puts to use many school disciplines students have worked on
- Makes classroom work relevant in the "real" world
- Offers a truly community-wide project
- Promotes cooperation and provides a tangible goal for students
- Leaves an educational legacy for years to come
- Promotes inter-generational cooperation
- Offers just plain fun and a sense of accomplishment
- Includes ALL who wish to participate