About a half-dozen fifth-graders crowded around a makeshift track to see how far the toads and frogs would hop.

Their assignment at the College of Charleston on Monday was to figure out the best jumper, but educators hoped students would remember much more than the academic lesson.

“We want them to have a better sense of college and feel like this is a place for them,” said Trisha Folds-Bennett, associate dean of the Honors College.

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