Cowboy Joe and KIDS ON the LAND started the day out at WFAA -TV with many other non-profits rallying the community for North Texas Giving Day! High Fives from WFAA – TV anchor Brian! KIDS ON the LAND made a lot of new friends all of who had great causes! Cowboy Joe and KIDS ON…
read more“THE WISDOM OF ONE PLACE : Why We Need to Know Where We Are” — Fred First — Peggy Maddox (Founder/Executive Director) opens with a great lesson on the importance of how knowing one place helps us know all places better. What will become of this place if future generations were so out of touch…
read moreThe “KOL” program began in 2003 when Executive Director Peggy Maddox created the program. It is based on the belief that kids need to reconnect to the land, especially the land in their environment. “Children have an innate need to be in nature and nature needs a new generation to be reconnected to the land…
read moreThe Lambshead Ranch hosted Kids on the Land for an amazing week of STEM environmental education programs. Third Grade learns that insects are EVERWHERE!!! and they are so much fun. We love teaching this wonderful STEM environmental science program outside… connecting students to the land where they live!
read moreWe are loading up and headed to Jacksboro to the Richards Ranch. This is an amazing program with deep community support. We will be teaching 3rd, 4th and 5th grade scholars next week. This will be the third year of KOL programs for many of the 5th graders. They have had some rain and we…
read moreFall is in the air! It is almost time to welcome our west Texas scholars to Kids On the Land at the 69 Ranch! We couldn’t be more excited. Fifth Graders will get to see a wind turbine up close and learn how they work from on-site engineers. Cowboy Joe will be on hand to…
read moreKids On the Land is gearing up for a new year of programs and ready for our spring 2014 events. Taking a look back at our great fall season, we want to share some pictures of the Lambshead Ranch program. We are so grateful to the Lambshead family for sharing their historic ranch, the Albany…
read moreKIDS ON the LAND taught 282 students from Blackwell, Highland and Roscoe elementary schools at the 69 Ranch in Nolan County. Our children are so focused on today’s technology in the electronic age that they are growing up without the land ethic that is necessary to protect our planet and our culture. Children are our…
read moreWe had a great day at the Lambshead Ranch with Ricky Linex from NRCS. We followed the walking trail and found lots to teach the Albany students next week. We are so grateful to be returning this year! We are thankful for Ricky’s great knowledge of our native plants. We can’t wait to gather at…
read moreOne of our favorite fall programs is when we connect the Roscoe, Highland and Blackwell Elementary Schools with the 69 Ranch. Our incredible leaders Peggy Maddox and Katherine Dickson introduce “All About Insects” to the 3rd graders, teaching them to be reconnected to the land where they live. The Lady Bug Story and Release is…
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