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Iowa City preschool teacher wins grant for nature program
Melanie Harrison of Apple Tree Children's Center in Iowa City won the 2018 Terri Lynne Lokoff National Child Care Teacher Award for $1,000. She plans to bring nature inside with plants, a Lightbox, hydroponic fish tank, and inside viewing of animal and plant life to teach ecosystems and recycling to 3–4 year olds. The ceremony will be in Philadelphia this April.
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Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Melanie Harrison
Amelia Herndon
David Dragishc
Apple Tree Children’s Center
Iowa City
Harrison
Terri Lynne Lokoff
Children
Earth
Philadelphia
Safe Haven of
Iowa County
Banfield Foundation
Safe Haven
Barbara Roland