For planning purposes, the Summit will take place at:

Cherry Valley Hotel
2299 Cherry Valley Rd Se
Newark, Ohio, 43055
740-788-1200

Price per Room is $139/night -  the conference rate. Reservations are made by calling the hotel at 740-788-1200.  Reservations desiring conference rates need to be made by February 16, 2025.

The rates are good from two days before event date
(Sunday, March 9) until two days after event date.  

Explore Ohio’s Largest Outdoor K-12 Education Facility
Granville’s Land Lab Tour | Saturday afternoon, March 8, 2025

Start your Student Power Summit Experience a day early by joining this walk-and-learn through The Granville Land Lab – over 90 acres of regenerated natural lands that are now home to: 

• 140+ Species of Birds 

• Turtles, Snakes, Frogs, and Other Amphibians and Reptiles 

• Numerous Wild Mammals – Including Deer, Mink, Beavers, Bats, and More 

• Native Wildflowers and Other Plants 

• A Bee Apiary 

• Mallard Boxes 

• Robust Wetlands 

• Goat-and-Fruit-Tree Symbiotic Environment 

This unique learning environment – created to contribute to conservation by restoring the undeveloped land in front of the Granville Intermediate School – functions as part of the Granville Schools Sustainability Project and is being used by U.S. Fish and Wildlife as a model to inspire similar projects across the state and nation. 

This outdoor classroom provides experiential learning opportunities for students of the Granville Exempted School District, Denison University, and surrounding school districts. 

Your experience will be led by Natural Intelligence advocate Leen Gorrisen, Granville science teacher Jim Reding, Brent Sodergren of US Fish and Wildlife, and a handful of Granville students. 

Conversations will include the history and evolution of the program, the critical roles that students have played in developing this one-of-a-kind natural learning environment, and discussion of how the Land Lab inspires lessons on science, math, language arts, art, music, and life. 

If you’re interested, please indicate so when registering for the Student Power Summit ’25. More details about the Land Lab tour will be available after January 1. 

Learn more about the Land Lab by visiting the student-created website or watching the student-produced documentary.
thelandlab.wordpress.com
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DfERzvmHI2Q