For six Fridays each semester, children from rural classrooms and homeschoolers from the surrounding area come to the University of Montana Western campus for inquiry-based, experiential learning. Children are organized into peer groups and are taught by UMW teacher candidates in various subject areas. As UMW teacher candidates plan instruction, they collaborate with classmates and respond to targeted feedback from rural teachers and from their professors. Rural Fridays has been offered continuously since 1988 and provides invaluable experiences for young people and future teachers alike.
