By mid-June, we at the Wakefield Estate are a little weary and sun-burned but ready to celebrate the fact that an estimated 2000 school children experienced nature and science up close and personal over the 2011-2012 school year during their field experiences to the estate. We have seen the profound impact these explorations have had on these young people, and are always excited and grateful when we are able to forge partnerships with new schools through funding received from the Boston Youth Environmental Network's Get Out And Learn program. This year Henry Grew and Fifield schools visited for the first time, and while Charles Taylor, Conley, Boston Teachers Union, and Jackson Mann schools returned, along with our Hyde Park SHOUT after school program. While Jack the llama and our sheep are a real hit with the kids, the visits also provide a "wonderful extension from the classroom lessons to the real world," as one science specialist put it. Thanks to all our partner schools and teachers, the students, and the GOAL program for a great 2011-2012 school year!