School Programs
Earthkeepers
Is a three
day/two night residential program for students in 4th through 6th grades.
The students participate in special learning adventures and learn how to
become Earthkeepers. After going through a series of comprehensive activities,
students earn keys and unlock the secrets of an unseen character named
“E.M.” who permeates the Earthkeepers program.
Sunship Earth
Is a five
day/four night residential program for 5th and 6th grade students. At the
“Sunship Study Station”, students are involved in a re-training
process to learn the operating principles of how life works on the planet.
Throughout the week, students travel on three concept paths unlocking the
secrets of the letters of the formula “EC-DC-IC-A”, the secret
story of life. The formula conveys seven (7) key ecological understandings
of how life works on the planet: Energy Flow, Cycles, Diversity, Community,
Interrelationships, Change and Adaptation.
Sunship III
Is a three
day/two night program for 7th and 8th grade students. In this program, students
come to understand their dependency on the natural systems of life and the
need to minimize their impact on these systems. Program goals include: 1)
to help students develop stronger feelings for the natural world, 2) to learn
the basic ecological concepts of energy flow, cycles, interrelationships
and change and 3) to provide opportunities for students to examine their
own lifestyle and impact on the planet.
Where Energy Comes From
Is a one-day
(in school) program that focuses on energy and materials used in your school.
This 3-hour program will lead into countless extension related topics for your
students. This program is being offered during the months of December 2008 and
January and February 2009.
Web of Life
Is a two day/one
night experience for 3rd and 4th grade students. During the two days of
programming, students learn how plants and animals are connected to each
other in a giant web of life. The ecological concept of community is also
conveyed where students study three distinct communities (field, forest and
marsh) and the plants and animals that live in these areas.
Day Programs
Involves
a four to five hour experience utilizing many of the nationally known
environmental education curricula, such as Outdoor Biological Instructional
Strategies (OBIS), Project Learning Tree (PLT) and Earth Education. Activities
are designed to assist students in building an empathy with the natural world.
Students will be involved with sensory awareness and concept-building activities
throughout the day. Day Use Programs are designed for K through 12 grade
students.
