Exploring Place-based Education Programs in the Pacific Northwest by Becs Boyd A visit to Kennedy High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon on 18 November, turns out to be one of the most uplifting days I have spent in a school, perhaps ever. Formally known as AL Kennedy Alternative High School, the school was founded in […]
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Raising Awareness Through Service Learning:
By author on June 26, 2009 in Activities, Place-based Education, Resources, Service learning, Social studies
Citizens for a Healthy Bay’s Junior Bay Ranger Program By Katrina Landau In 2003, the Washington State Legislature passed ESHB 1466 that established the Natural Science, Wildlife and Environmental Education Partnership Grant program under the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). In the 2005-2006 inaugural year, Citizens for a Healthy Bay […]
Restoration Planting: What’s the Rush?
By author on June 22, 2009 in Activities, Biological Diversity, Place-based Education, Questioning strategies, Restoration, Science, Service learning
Couple some basic curriculum organizers with focused questioning strategies to make your restoration projects coherent and effective environmental education experiences. by Jim Martin Environmental education should be a journey, one which captures our interest and imagination and leaves us with the tools to become effective stewards of the place where we live and work. Does […]
Why Care About Pollinators?
Many people think only of allergies when they hear the word pollen. But pollination — the transfer of pollen grains to fertilize the seed-producing ovaries of flowers — is an essential part of a healthy ecosystem. Pollinators play a significant role in the production of over 150 food crops in the United States — among […]
Connecting Kids and Caribou
By editor on April 10, 2009 in Children and Nature, Citizen scientists, Climate change, Connecting to Nature, Environment as Context for Learning, Environmental Education, First Nations, Indigenous Peoples, Native American, Place-based Education, Resources, Service learning, Watersheds
Connecting Kids and Caribou by Sue Steinacher, Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game Teenagers can be a tough audience to impress. The students from northwestern Alaska let it be known they’d seen plenty of caribou, and had been riding in boats and camping all their lives. So coming to a place called Onion Portage, downriver […]
