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Mark and Suzi Pettyjohn share how Nature's Child Academy helps children learn while outdoors | Community Voices

Mark and Suzi Pettyjohn
Mark and Suzi Pettyjohn

Mark and Suzi Pettyjohn live in Rochester. Mark is a retirement asset manager and Suzi is Rochester’s Scholastic Bowl coach. They spoke to Community Voices about their organization, Nature’s Child Academy, which is a nature-based pre-school in Rochester. They also own the Brunchfield Café, and Mark runs the Retirement Peace Project.

Originally aired May 16, 2022.

Vanessa was the Community Voices Production Coordinator. 2021-2025.
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