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ECK-RA, Use of Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center for Non-Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Groups
Purpose
To permit the use of the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center (Smith Center) for nonprofit groups and establish a fee schedule for such use.
Background
The Smith Center is a facility owned and operated by MCPS to provide interdisciplinary environmental learning opportunities in the outdoors. The Smith Center is the site of the offices of the Outdoor and Environmental Education Program and is the main campus for two major programs: the Residential Program for MCPS Grade 6 students, and the Day-Program for K–12 students that offers a wide spectrum of curriculum-based field experiences.
