As the school bus came to a slow stop on Meadow Road, 7-year-old Lucas Mattuchio was almost breathless with excitement. ‘Wow, look at that tree! Look at that one! Hey, there’s a squirrel,’ the first grader from the East Boston Early Education Center exclaimed. He was eager to step into the landscape at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, a naturalized environment in the city that some Boston Public School (BPS) children don’t often get to experience.
Mattuchio was about to become a ‘Young Scientist’ as part of the Arboretum’s Field Study Experiences (FSE) seasonal program for BPS students from prekindergarten through fifth grade.
Boston Public School students discover nature at Arnold Arboretum
