On Feb. 9 teachers and students from Kansas Connections Academy, a southwest Kansas tuition-free online public school, visited the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays.

The students valued their experience to the museum as a hands-on opportunity to learn about the curriculum they virtually study.

These in-person events not only provide valuable educational opportunities for students, but also great face-to-face socialization opportunities for the online school students to connect with one another, Kansas Connections Academy said.